Johan Deysel

{{short description|Namibia international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Use South African English|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Johan Deysel | image = Johan Deysel 2015 RWC.jpg | image_size = | caption = Deysel representing Namibia during the Rugby World Cup | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|09|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia | height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|106|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | school = Windhoek High School | university = North-West University | relatives = | position = Centre | years1 = 2013–2016 | clubs1 = NWU Pukke | apps1 = 18 | points1 = 20 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Leopards XV | apps2 = 6 | points2 = 5 | years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Leopards | apps3 = 22 | points3 = 146 | years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Sharks | apps4 = 4 | points4 = 5 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Sharks XV | apps5 = 8 | points5 = 7 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Sharks | apps6 = 3 | points6 = 5 | years7 = 2018–2023 | clubs7 = Colomiers | apps7 = 74 | points7 = 45 | repyears1 = 2013– | repteam1 = Namibia | repcaps1 = 32 | reppoints1 = 55 | clubupdate = 4 August 2023 | repupdate = 4 August 2023 | ru_sevensnationalyears1 = | ru_sevensnationalteam1 = | ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = | ru_sevensupdate = }}

'''Johan Deysel''' (born 26 September 1991) is a Namibian professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Pro D2 club Colomiers and captains the Namibia national team.<ref name="SARU Player Profile Johan Deysel">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=45852 | name=Johan Deysel | date=29 May 2016}}</ref>

== Early life == Deysel was born in Windhoek, Namibia. At high school level, he represented Namibia at South African youth weeks, playing at the 2008 Under-18 Academy Week held in George and at the 2009 Under-18 Craven Week held in East London.

After high school, he moved to South Africa to enroll at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. He joined the Potchefstroom-based {{Rut|Leopards}} rugby union and represented them in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2011 and 2012, as well as playing for university side {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} in the Varsity Cup competition.

== Club career == === Leopards === He made his first class debut during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, playing off the bench in their 16–18 defeat to the {{Rut|Golden Lions}}.<ref name="Leopards XV 16-18 Golden Lions">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117844 | homeid=17504 | awayid=17474 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Leopards XV | homescore=16 | awayscore=18 | awayteam=Golden Lions | matchdate=7 March 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> He again came on as a replacement in their match against the {{Rut|Limpopo Blue Bulls}} a week later and scored his first senior try in that match, scoring in the 48th minute of a 71–10 victory.<ref name="Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 10-71 Leopards XV">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117934 | homeid=17514 | awayid=17504 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls | homescore=10 | awayscore=71 | awayteam=Leopards XV | matchdate=15 March 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> He made further appearances as a replacement in their matches against the {{Rut|Falcons}}<ref name="Valke 29-40 Leopards XV">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117984 | homeid=17464 | awayid=17504 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=29 | awayscore=40 | awayteam=Leopards XV | matchdate=22 March 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> and the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}<ref name="Leopards XV 26-30 Vodacom Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118054 | homeid=17504 | awayid=17454 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Leopards XV | homescore=26 | awayscore=30 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=29 March 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> as the Leopards missed out on a quarter final spot by finishing in fifth spot on the Northern Section log.

Deysel made his debut in the second tier of the Currie Cup competition later in the same year. He came on as a replacement in the Leopards' Currie Cup First Division match against the {{Rut|SWD Eagles}} in George,<ref name="SWD Eagles 29-21 Leopards">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133214 | homeid=23004 | awayid=23014 | leagueid=2154 | hometeam=SWD Eagles | homescore=29 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Leopards | matchdate=29 August 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> as well as in their next match at home against the {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}}. Despite only coming on eight minutes after half-time, Deysel managed to score two tries to help the Leopards to a 54–32 victory over the team from the Western Cape.<ref name="Leopards 54-32 Boland Cavaliers">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133244 | homeid=23014 | awayid=23024 | leagueid=2154 | hometeam=Leopards | homescore=54 | awayscore=32 | awayteam=Boland Cavaliers | matchdate=6 September 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> He was handed his first senior start in their next match against the {{Rut|Griffons}} in Welkom and scored another try for his side just after half-time in a 31–37 defeat.<ref name="Down Touch Griffons 37-31 Leopards">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133274 | homeid=23034 | awayid=23014 | leagueid=2154 | hometeam=Down Touch Griffons | homescore=37 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=Leopards | matchdate=13 September 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> Another start and another try followed in their 34–19 win over the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} a week later<ref name="Border Bulldogs 19-34 Leopards">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133304 | homeid=23044 | awayid=23014 | leagueid=2154 | hometeam=Border Bulldogs | homescore=19 | awayscore=34 | awayteam=Leopards | matchdate=19 September 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> and he also started their final match of the regular season against the {{Rut|Falcons}}.<ref name="Leopards 50-29 Valke">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133334 | homeid=23014 | awayid=23054 | leagueid=2154 | hometeam=Leopards | homescore=50 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=Valke | matchdate=27 September 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> He also started their semi-final match – facing the Falcons for the second week in a row – but could not prevent his side losing 24–31 to be eliminated from the competition.<ref name="Leopards 24-31 Valke">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133364 | homeid=23014 | awayid=23054 | leagueid=2154 | hometeam=Leopards | homescore=24 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=Valke | matchdate=3 October 2014 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref>

At the start of 2015, Deysel was a key member of the {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} side that reached the final of the 2016 Varsity Cup competition, starting all nine of their matches and scoring a try in their match against the {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}} and a brace against {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} in their final match of the regular season.<ref name="FNB UFS SHIMLAS 29-26 FNB NWU-PUKKE">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137764 | homeid=23574 | awayid=23534 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB UFS SHIMLAS | homescore=29 | awayscore=26 | awayteam=FNB NWU-PUKKE | matchdate=23 March 2015 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> He also scored a try against the UFS Shimlas in the final, but it proved futile as the team from Bloemfontein won 63–33 to be crowned Varsity Cup champions.<ref name="FNB UFS SHIMLAS 63-33 FNB NWU-PUKKE">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137814 | homeid=23574 | awayid=23534 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB UFS SHIMLAS | homescore=63 | awayscore=33 | awayteam=FNB NWU-PUKKE | matchdate=13 April 2015 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> In 2016, his try in the final was named the 2015 Try of the Year in the South African Rugby Union's annual awards.<ref name="Lood de Jager is SA Rugby Player of 2015">{{cite press release | url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24749?view=news | title=Lood de Jager is SA Rugby Player of 2015 | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=25 February 2016 | access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref>

After the Varsity Cup, Deysel made two appearances for the Leopards in the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition, before starting three matches for them in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series. The Leopards finished second in the qualification series to progress to the Currie Cup First Division, a competition they eventually won. However, due to Deysel's involvement with {{nrut|Namibia}} at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he played no part in the rest of their season.

At the end of 2015, he was included in the {{Rut|Sharks}} training squad that prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season.<ref name="Training squad announcement">{{cite press release | url=http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=2843020 | title=Training squad announcement | publisher=Sharks | date=19 November 2015 | access-date=19 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119225214/http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=2843020 | archive-date=19 November 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was named in their final 42-man squad,<ref name="2016 Squad - Sharks Rugby">{{cite web | url=http://sharksrugby.co.za/list/2016-squad/ | title=2016 Squad - Sharks Rugby | work=Sharks | access-date=26 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302161201/http://sharksrugby.co.za/list/2016-squad/ | archive-date=2 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Johan Deysel - Sharks Rugby">{{cite web | url=http://sharksrugby.co.za/player/johan-deysel/ | title=Johan Deysel - Sharks Rugby | work=Sharks | access-date=2 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302161033/http://sharksrugby.co.za/player/johan-deysel/ | archive-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> but released to play for {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} in the 2016 Varsity Cup and the {{Rut|Leopards}} in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.<ref name="SA Rugby Squad – Leopards : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying">{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=30794 | team=Leopards | compid=2824 | comp=2016 Currie Cup Qualifying | accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref>

=== Colomiers === On 11 September 2018, Deysel would head to France to sign for Colomiers in the Pro D2 competition from the 2018-19 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/curriecup/namibian-captain-leave-sharks-heads-for-france-20180911|publisher=News 24|title=Namibian captain leave Sharks, heads for France|date=11 September 2018|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> On 24 December 2020, Deysel signed a two-year contract extension to stay at Colomiers until the end of the 2022-23 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/pro-d2/2019-2020/pro-d2-johan-deysel-prolonge-pour-deux-ans-a-colomiers_sto8044906/story.shtml|publisher=Rugbyrama.fr|title=Deysel extends for two years at Colomiers|date=24 December 2020|accessdate=26 April 2021|language=fr}}</ref>

== International career == === Namibia === thumb|right|300 px|Deysel scoring a try against New Zealand in the 2015 Rugby World Cup

Deysel made his debut for {{nrut|Namibia}} by starting their 55–35 victory over {{nrut|Kenya}} in November 2013.<ref name="Johan Deysel Jnr">{{cite web | url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/206487.html | title=Johan Deysel Jnr | work=ESPN Scrum | access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> He made a further eight appearances before being named in Namibia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.<ref name="Jacques Burger to lead Namibia in RWC 2015">{{cite news | url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/86968 | title=Jacques Burger to lead Namibia in RWC 2015 | work=World Rugby | date=27 August 2015 | access-date=2 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302161616/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/86968 | archive-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> He started their first match of the competition against defending champions {{nrut|New Zealand}} on 24 September 2015 and scored Namibia's only try of the match in a 14–58 loss.<ref name="New Zealand 58-14 Namibia">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=124954 | homeid=20914 | awayid=20934 | leagueid=1654 | hometeam=New Zealand | homescore=58 | awayscore=14 | awayteam=Namibia | matchdate=24 September 2015 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="New Zealand made to work for World Cup win by tough-tackling Namibia">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/24/new-zealand-namibia-rugby-world-cup-match-report | title=New Zealand made to work for World Cup win by tough-tackling Namibia | work=The Guardian | date=24 September 2015 | access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> He also started in a 21–35 defeat to {{nrut|Tonga}}<ref name="Tonga 35-21 Namibia">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=125014 | homeid=20894 | awayid=20934 | leagueid=1654 | hometeam=Tonga | homescore=35 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Namibia | matchdate=29 September 2015 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> and a 19–64 defeat to {{nrut|Argentina}} in the tournament,<ref name="Argentina 64-19 Namibia">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=125144 | homeid=20924 | awayid=20934 | leagueid=1654 | hometeam=Argentina | homescore=64 | awayscore=19 | awayteam=Namibia | matchdate=11 October 2015 | date=3 June 2016}}</ref> as Namibia lost all four matches to finish bottom of Pool C.

Deysel was suspended for five matches following his dangerous tackle on Antoine Dupont during the 2023 Rugby World Cup match against France.<ref>{{Cite news |title='No doubt' Dupont could play in quarter-final |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/66925380 |access-date=2023-10-20}}</ref>

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{{Namibia 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}} {{Namibia Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}} {{Namibia Squad 2015 Rugby World Cup}}

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