Dayan van der Westhuizen
| Full name | Dayan Leslie van der Westhuizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Centurion, Centurion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Tighthead prop | ||
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| Current team | Kings | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| 2010 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2011–2015 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2015 | UP Tuks | 4 | (10) |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2015–2016 | Blue Bulls | 11 | (5) |
| 2017–present | Kings | 0 | (0) |
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Correct as of 18 July 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2012 | South Africa Schools | 3 | (5) |
| 2014 | South Africa Under-20 | 5 | (0) |
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Correct as of 11 February 2015
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Dayan Leslie van der Westhuizen (born 5 April 1994 in Wellington, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Kings in Super Rugby. His regular position is tighthead prop.
Having grown up in Wellington in the Western Cape province in South Africa, Van der Westhuizen was selected to represent Border at the annual Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition held in Upington, where he scored a try in their match against the Pumas.
However, he moved to Gauteng in 2011, where he enrolled at Hoërskool Centurion and represented Pretoria-based side the Blue Bulls in the Under-18 Craven Week competitions in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, he was called up to represent a South African Schools side and he played in three matches for them – against France,Wales and England. He scored a try in the first of those three matches to help South Africa achieve a 17–7 victory over their French counterparts.
After finishing high school, Van der Westhuizen remained at the Blue Bulls. He played in nine matches of the Blue Bulls U19 side's 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship season; the seven of those came during the regular season, during which the Blue Bulls won all twelve of their matches to top the log. Van der Westhuizen also scored his first try at this level in their match against Western Province U19 in a 46–16 victory, and a second in a win over the Free State U19s. He was named in the starting line-up for the final against the Golden Lions U19s, a match which the Blue Bulls won 35–23 to secure the championship.
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