Sale Sharks sign Springbok international prop Coenie Oosthuizen
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Sale Sharks has bolstered its pack ahead of the 19/20 Premiership season with the signing of Coenie Oosthuizen, who follows former team mate Lood De Jager to Manchester.
The 30-year old prop, who can play on both sides of the scrum, has signed a three-year contract and will join Sale Sharks from the Sharks after the conclusion of the 2019 Super Rugby season.
Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond said:
“Coenie joining us, along with Lood is a huge statement of where we want to be, he is 130kg, can play on both sides of the scrum and has a skillset away from the set piece that is unique for a prop of his size. He also has considerable experience playing with Akker Van Der Merwe at the Sharks so I think he will fit in perfectly at Sale. We look forward to welcoming him to Manchester later in the year ahead of the 19/20 Premiership.”
Oosthuizen started his career in Bloemfontein with the Cheetahs, playing in both the Currie Cup and Super Rugby for his home town club along with Lood De Jager. He went on to make 129 appearances in all competitions for the Cheetahs and the 130kg prop ended the 2010 Currie Cup season as the club’s top try scorer.
After a stand out season in 2010 he was selected as part of the Springbok squad to tour Europe in November of the same year but did not make his international test debut until 9th June 2012, starting against England in Durban. He has since gone on to win a total of 30 caps for the South African national side.\
