Jacobus Petrus du Randt, better known as Os du Randt (born 8 September 1972 in Elliot, South Africa), is a South African rugby player who plays as a loosehead prop for the Springboks, Central Cheetahs (Super 14), and Free State Cheetahs (Currie Cup). Du Randt played for the Cats in Super 12, but moved to the new Central Cheetahs Super 14 franchise after the Free State Cheetahs were moved from the Cats franchise area. He is one of the few remaining international-level players from the amateur era of the sport. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Ireland v the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... The Springboks, Bokke or Amabokoboko are the South African national rugby union team. ... The Central Cheetahs is a South African Super 14 rugby union franchise set to begin play in 2006. ... The current Super 14 logo The Super 14 is a rugby union championship competed for by teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. ... This article is about the rugby competition. ... Categories: Stub | Super 12 teams | South African rugby union ...

Os (his Afrikaans nickname meaning "Ox" due to his big, muscular build) made his first appearance for the Springboks in 1994, and played on the 1995 World Cup champions. Du Randt continued to be a key member of the Boks in the following years, and was named by Rugby World magazine as the second-best loosehead of all time in 1999. Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 Rugby Union World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

However, in 2000, he suffered injuries that kept him out of rugby for nearly two years. He finally returned to play in 2002, but initially struggled to regain his form. In 2004, after an age-defying return to form in domestic play, du Randt was recalled to the Boks by new coach Jake White. He proved to be a key player in the Boks' 2004 renaissance, which saw them win the Tri Nations and be named as the IRB World Team of the Year. This article is about the year 2000. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jake White (born 13 December 1963 in Johannesburg) was appointed the coach of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks, in 2004. ... The Tri Nations Series is an annual international Rugby Union series held between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ... The International Rugby Board (IRB), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the world governing and law-making body for the game of Rugby Union (as opposed to Rugby League—see the respective entries for differences between the two). ...

The 1.90 m and 125 kg (6'3", 275 lb) du Randt is the last member of the 1995 World Cup champions still playing professionally.

External links

• Os du Randt at SARugby.co.za