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Dominique du Toit

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Dominique du Toit
Date of birth (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthMarondera, Zimbabwe
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016–Present  Australia 96
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Dominique du Toit (born 19 May 1997) is an Australian rugby union player.[1]

Career

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Du Toit was born in Maronderra, Zimbabwe.[2] She has represented Australia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the Commonwealth Youth Games.[2] She also competed at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.[3]

Du Toit made her debut for the Australian sevens team at the 2016 USA Women's Sevens in Atlanta.[3] She was selected for the Australian squad for the 2016 Olympics as an injury reserve.[4]

Du Toit was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.[6]

In 2022, Du Toit won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[7][8][9] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[10][11]

She was named in the Australian squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12][13]

Personal life

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In 2016 she made a guest appearance as herself on the Australian television show Neighbours.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Dominique du Toit". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zimbabwe-born Australian Dom du Toit geared up for Sydney Sevens". www.iol.co.za. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "du Toit to debut for Australian Womens Sevens in Atlanta". reds.rugby. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ Williamson, Nathan (21 July 2021). "Looking for one of her own: Dom du Toit eager for gold after learning lessons as Rio reserve". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads". RUGBY.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ^ "du TOIT Dominique". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.



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