# Gus Theron > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gus_Theron > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gus_Theron.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Theron > Source revision: 1348602316 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) South African rugby union player Rugby player Gus Theron Born Johan Tertius Theron (1975-01-10) 10 January 1975 (age 51) Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) School Robertson High School University University of Stellenbosch Rugby union career Position(s) Wing, centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2006 Western Province 96 (165) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1999 Stormers 1 (0) 2001 Sharks 7 (0) 2002–2006 Stormers 33 (30) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003 South Africa 0 (0) **Johan Tertius** "**Gus**" **Theron** (born 10 January 1975) is a South African former professional [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player. Theron played mainly on the [wing](/source/Wing_(rugby_union)) and at [centre](/source/Centre_(rugby_union)). ## Early life Gus Theron was born in Robertson in the [Western Cape Province](/source/Western_Cape_Province) of South Africa, about 160 km (99 mi) northeast of [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town). He attended Robertson Primary School and Robertson Secondary School. After school he attended the [University of Stellenbosch](/source/University_of_Stellenbosch). In 1998, 2000 and 2006 he played for Maties, the university's team that competed in the annual club championships.[1] ## Professional career ### 1998–2000 Gus Theron started playing for Western Province in the first season of the [Vodacom Cup](/source/Vodacom_Cup) in 1998. During that same year he made his debut in the [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup) for Western Province. In 1999 and 2000 he again played Vodacom Cup rugby for Western Province, but was also selected for the Stormers squad for the [Super 12](/source/Super_Rugby) competition. After the Super Rugby campaign was completed Theron continued his rugby in Cape Town, playing for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He did not enjoy a lot of game time, with Springboks [Breyton Paulse](/source/Breyton_Paulse) and [Pieter Rossouw](/source/Pieter_Rossouw_(rugby_player)) being the first choice wings for Western Province at the time. ### 2001 At the start of the 2001 season, Stormers coach, [Gert Smal](/source/Gert_Smal) released him to the [Sharks](/source/Sharks_(rugby_union)) in an attempt to gain more game time. He started in three Super 12 games for the Sharks and played in a further four, coming off the replacements bench. After the Super 12 season, he was back in Cape Town to play for Western Province in the Currie Cup.[2] ### 2002–2003 In 2002 and 2003, Theron was again part of the Western Province Vodacom Cup squad. In 2002 he also made a return to the Stormer's Super Rugby squad and formed part of Western Province's Currie Cup squad later in the year. In 2003 [Springbok](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team) coach [Rudolf Straeuli](/source/Rudolf_Straeuli) selected Theron in the 28-man Springbok squad for the away leg of the [2003 Tri Nations Series](/source/2003_Tri_Nations_Series). This was a controversial selection as Theron did not have a particularly good Super 12 campaign.[3] He was due to make his Springbok debut against [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_union_team) on 2 August 2003 at [Suncorp Stadium](/source/Suncorp_Stadium) in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane).[4] Unfortunately he had to withdraw from the game due to a hamstring injury[5] and was never again selected for the Springboks.[6] ### 2004–2006 From 2004 to 2006 Theron was a regular in Western Province's Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup squads. He also featured in a number of [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby) games for the Stormers. In total, Theron played 130 games for the Stormers and Western Province.[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SARU_Player_Profile_Gus_Theron_1-0)** ["SA Rugby Player Profile – Gus Theron"](http://www.sarugby.co.za/playerprofile.aspx?id=20643&fullview=true). *South African Rugby Union*. Retrieved 4 June 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-espnscrum_2-0)** ["Theron enjoying extended run | Live Rugby imported (unsorted) | ESPN Scrum"](http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/38452.html). espnscrum.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-iol_3-0)** ["IOL | News for South Africa and the world"](http://www.iol.co.za/sport/theron-muller-join-boks-for-away-games-1.527292?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot). iol.co.za. Retrieved 23 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-theguardian_4-0)** ["Van der Westhuizen sent to bench | Sport | The Guardian"](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/aug/01/rugbyunion.paulrees1). theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-iol2_5-0)** ["New concern over Breyton's knee injury - IOL Sport | IOL.co.za"](http://www.iol.co.za/sport/new-concern-over-breyton-s-knee-injury-1.528052). iol.co.za. Retrieved 23 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-keo_6-0)** ["Hilton's hungry for action - News"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225534/http://keo.co.za/index-old.php/2006/11/hiltons-hungry-for-action/). keo.co.za. Archived from [the original](http://keo.co.za/index-old.php/2006/11/hiltons-hungry-for-action/) on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-givemeachance_7-0)** ["GUS THERON | Give Me A Chance Foundation"](http://www.givemeachance.co.za/gus-theron/). givemeachance.co.za. Retrieved 23 May 2014. ## External links - ["SA Rugby Player Profile – Gus Theron"](http://www.sarugby.co.za/playerprofile.aspx?id=20643&fullview=true). *South African Rugby Union*. Retrieved 4 June 2016. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gus Theron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Theron) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Theron?action=history)). 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