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Pieter-Steph du Toit (Rooster)
Flank of Springbok and Stormers Pieter-Steph du Toit He is reportedly close to signing a two-year contract with the Japanese club. Toyota verblitz.
Relationship The newspaper said on Sunday that even though Du Toit was in high demand from several foreign clubs, his negotiations with Verblitz could end as soon as this week.
The 28-year-old has yet to turn down an offer from his current employer, WP Rugby, but a source told the Afrikaans publication that the Stormers are preparing for a life without Du Toit.
Du Toit, the 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year, has been out of the game since March last year after suffering a bruise on his leg in a Super Rugby game against the Blues in Newlands.
It developed into acute compartment syndrome and, at the time of the injury, Stormers team doctor Jason Suter said it was incredibly rare and potentially race-threatening.
Suter said that there were only 43 such cases listed in the literature worldwide and that Du Toit could have lost his leg.
However, after multiple surgeries, the bruise is believed to have dissipated and Du Toit’s quadriceps muscle recovered, allowing him to train again.
Playing in Japan could be what the doctor prescribed for Du Toit, given that rugby there is not as physical as some of the most demanding leagues in the world.
Other South Africans in the Toyota Verblitz books include Springbok fullback Willie le Roux, padlock Jason Jenkins and former Stormers and Kings midfielder Lionel Cronje.
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