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Gaffie du Toit

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Gaffie du Toit (born 24 March, 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fly-half, though he has also played at fullback, for the national team, the Springboks. He currently plays for the Stade Toulousain in the french Top 14 competition, as well as the Heineken Cup european competition.

He made his debut for the Springboks as a 21 year-old on June 13, 1998 in the 37 to 13 win over Ireland at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, as fly-half. He landed three conversions and two penalty goals in the match.

He played another five tests for the Springboks the following season, playing in the two wins over Italy as well as the losses to Wales and the All Blacks.

He next played for the Springboks in the mid-year tests of 2004, where he played at fullback in a tests against Ireland. He earnt subsequent caps against Wales and Australia, as well as Scotland as the end of the year. he played in South Africa's 2006 mid-year rugby tests.