Deon Carstens
Full names: Deon Pieter
Date of birth: 3 Jun 1979
Place of birth: Goodwood
School: Boland Landbou
Springbok no: 734
Springbok debut province: Sharks
Physical: 1.84m, 116.0kg
Current age: 45
Test summary: Tests: 9 Tries: 0
First Test: 16 Nov 2002 Age 23 - Tight-head Prop against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Last Test: 4 Jul 2009 Age 30 - Reserve against Britain at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Tours France, Scotland & England 2002 Ireland & England 2006
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
16 Nov 2002 23Tight-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 6-21  Sharks
23 Nov 2002 23Tight-head Prop England Twickenham, London Lose: 3-53  Sharks
18 Nov 2006 27Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 21-23  Sharks
25 Nov 2006 27Reserve England Twickenham, London Win: 25-14  Sharks
26 May 2007 27Loose-head Prop England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 58-10  Sharks
02 Jun 2007 27Reserve England Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 55-22  Sharks
09 Jun 2007 28Reserve Samoa Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-8  Sharks
20 Jun 2009 30Reserve Britain Kingspark, Durban Win: 26-21  Sharks
04 Jul 2009 30Reserve Britain Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 9-28  Sharks

A South African Test player who represents the Sharks in the Super 14, Deon Carstens has the ability to play at either loose or tighthead prop.

He made his Test debut against Scotland at Murrayfield in a 21-6 defeat and a week later he won his second cap in a 53-3 thrashing by England at Twickenham.

He did not make another Test appearance for four years and his versatility has sometimes worked against him but he did make the Springboks squad to play the British & Irish Lions in 2009.

He came on as a replacement in the first Test in Durban as the home side scraped a narrow 26-21 victory but he did not make another appearance in the series as South Africa won 2-1.