{{short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2019}} {{MedalTableTop | image = Gaffie du Toit, 2007.jpg | image_size = 200px | medals = {{MedalSport | Men's [[rugby sevens]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Team competition]] }} }}
'''Gabriël Stephanus "Gaffie" du Toit''' (born 24 March 1976) is a South African [[rugby union]] footballer, who played 14 test matches for the national team, the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]], between 1998 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/12902.html|title=Gabriel Stephanus du Toit|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref> His usual position is at fly-half, though he has also played at fullback for the Springboks.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
Born in [[Cape Town]], du Toit played provincial rugby for the [[Griquas (rugby)|Griquas]] before making his debut for the Springboks on 13 June 1998 in the 37–13 win over [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] at the [[Free State Stadium]] in [[Bloemfontein]], as fly-half. He landed three conversions and two penalty goals in the match.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
He played another five tests for the Springboks the following season, playing in the two wins over [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] as well as the losses to [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] and the [[All Blacks]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
He next played for the Springboks in the mid-year tests of 2004, where he played at fullback in a tests against Ireland. He earned subsequent caps against Wales and [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], as well as Scotland as the end of the year. He played in South Africa's [[2006 mid-year rugby tests]].
He spent three years with French powerhouse [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]] (2006–09), before going back to [[South Africa]] where he signed a two-year contract with the [[Currie Cup]] First Division side [[SWD Eagles]]. He announced the end of his career in April 2010.<ref>Gaitho, Francis "[http://www.starafrica.com/en/sport/rugby/article/south-africa-gaffie-du-toit-quits-rugby-42791.html, Gaffie du Toit quits rugby]{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}". starafrica.com, 21 April 2010. Retrieved on 4 January 2011.</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131216155221/http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Gaffie du Toit] on genslin.us
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