Johannes Petrus "Duimpie" Theron (born 7 May 1979) is a South African-born

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player who played for the

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and represented Namibia during the

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Playing career

Theron played eight

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for . His debut was in 1998, as a nineteen-year-old, in the Rugby World Cup qualifier against in

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. Theron played in three matches during the pool stages at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Shortly after the World Cup, he also played in a test match against , after which his next and final test was only five years later in 2004, against .

Test history

References

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