Caylib Oosthuizen

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Caylib Oosthuizen

| image =

| fullname = Caylib Rees Oosthuizen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|09|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| weight = {{convert|116|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Oudtshoorn High

| university = University of Johannesburg

| relatives =

| position = Loosehead Prop

| currentclub = Asia Pacific Dragons

| youthyears1 = 2007

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}

| youthyears2 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| years1 = 2011

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}

| apps1 = 2

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2012

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| apps2 = 2

| points2 = 0

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Lions}}

| apps3 = 6

| points3 = 5

| years4 = 2013–2015

| clubs4 = {{Rut|Free State XV}}

| apps4 = 5

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2013–2015

| clubs5 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| apps5 = 13

| points5 = 0

| years6 = 2013–2015

| clubs6 = {{Rut|Cheetahs}}

| apps6 = 19

| points6 = 0

| years7 = 2016

| clubs7 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}

| apps7 = 1

| points7 = 0

| years8 = 2017

| clubs8 = {{Rut|Stormers}}

| apps8 = 3

| points8 = 0

| years9 = 2017–2018

| clubs9 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| apps9 = 23

| points9 = 10

| amatyears1 = 2011

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UJ}}

| amatapps1 = 8

| amatpoints1 = 0

| repyears1 = 2007

| repteam1 = SA Schools Academy

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| repyears2 = 2009

| repteam2 = South Africa U20

| repcaps2 = 5

| reppoints2 = 0

| clubupdate = 3 November 2018

| repupdate = 23 July 2013

}}

Caylib Rees Oosthuizen (born 1 September 1989) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop for Tel Aviv Heat in Rugby Europe Super Cup. He previously played for {{Rut|Western Province}} in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.

Career

Oosthuizen began his senior career in Johannesburg with the {{Rut|Lions}}, starting in his first 6 Super Rugby games. He was subsequently invited to one of the Springboks preliminary training camps.

He joined the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} in 2013 and represented them in the Super Rugby Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=43561 | name=Caylib Oosthuizen | date=1 July 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/Cheetahs-sign-Lions-prop-Caylib-Oosthuizen-20120825 | title=Cheetahs sign Lions prop | work=Sport 24 | date=25 August 2012 | access-date=23 July 2013}}

In 2013, he was included in the {{Rut|Cheetahs}} squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=114171 | homeid=15221 | awayid=15211 | leagueid=1491 | hometeam=Sharks | homescore=6 | awayscore=12 | awayteam=Cheetahs | matchdate=20 April 2013 | date=1 July 2016}} Again included in 2014,{{cite press release | url=http://www.fscheetahs.co.za/News.aspx?newsid=2432 | title=Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen | publisher=Cheetahs | date=7 February 2014 | access-date=7 February 2014 | language=Afrikaans}} by starting in a 21–20 defeat to the {{Rut|Lions}} in Bloemfontein. He started in 13 of the 16 super rugby games that year.{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/match-centre/?season=2014&competition=205&match=514011 | title=Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions | publisher=SANZAR | date=15 February 2014 | access-date=15 February 2014}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=113674 | homeid=16144 | awayid=16154 | leagueid=1574 | hometeam=Toyota Cheetahs | homescore=20 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Lions | matchdate=15 February 2014 | date=1 July 2016}}

Oosthuizen previously represented the University of Johannesburg in the 2011 Varsity Cup where he started all 8 of his sides' matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Newsroom/News/Pages/UJstealstheshowinVarsityCupopeningmatch.aspx |title=UJ steals the show in Varsity Cup opening match |work=UJ |access-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006190856/http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Newsroom/News/Pages/UJstealstheshowinVarsityCupopeningmatch.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}

International

Oosthuizen represented South Africa under 20 in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan.{{cite web | url=http://eng.jwc2009.jp/player/profile/2009/profile54589.html | title=Caylib Oosthuizen IRB JWC 2009 Player Profile | work=IRB | access-date=23 July 2013}}