Dominique du Toit
{{short description|Australian rugby union player}}
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| birth_place =Marondera, Zimbabwe
| height =1.67 m
| weight =56 kg
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Dominique du Toit (born 19 May 1997) is an Australian rugby league player.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=Sevens superstar Dominique du Toit signs with the Sharks |url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2024/08/20/sevens-superstar-dominique-du-toit-signs-with-the-sharks/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |language=en}} She previously represented Australia in rugby sevens. She joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks during the 2024 NRLW season, making her debut in round 7 against the Sydney Roosters.
Career
= Rugby union =
Du Toit was born in Maronderra, Zimbabwe.{{Cite web|date=24 January 2018|title=Zimbabwe-born Australian Dom du Toit geared up for Sydney Sevens|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/zimbabwe-born-australian-dom-du-toit-geared-up-for-sydney-sevens-12903834|access-date=2022-02-13|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}} She has represented Australia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the Commonwealth Youth Games. She also competed at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-04-01|title=du Toit to debut for Australian Womens Sevens in Atlanta|url=https://reds.rugby/news/2019/12/13/du-toit-to-debut-for-australian-womens-sevens-in-atlanta|access-date=2022-02-13|website=reds.rugby|language=en}}
Du Toit made her debut for the Australian sevens team at the 2016 USA Women's Sevens in Atlanta. She was selected for the Australian squad for the 2016 Olympics as an injury reserve.{{Cite web|last=Williamson|first=Nathan|date=2021-07-21|title=Looking for one of her own: Dom du Toit eager for gold after learning lessons as Rio reserve|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/looking-for-one-of-her-own-dom-du-toit-eager-for-gold-after-being-rio-reserve-2021719|access-date=2022-02-13|website=www.rugby.com.au|language=en}}
Du Toit was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2021-07-02 |title=Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tokyo-olympics-australian-sevens-squads-mens-womens-rugby-union-202172 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-07-28 |website=RUGBY.com.au |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702214119/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tokyo-olympics-australian-sevens-squads-mens-womens-rugby-union-202172 |archive-date=2021-07-02 }} The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Du Toit won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Nathan |title=Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-squad-confirmed-for-commonwealth-games-202275 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=rugby.com.au|date=5 July 2022 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/735452?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australia-claim-commonwealth-games-gold-2022731 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}} She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/sevens-world-cup/australia-women-win-sevens-world-cup-145542|title= Australia women win Sevens World Cup|website=Rugby World|date=September 11, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-world-cup-australia-title-how-to-watch-australia-fixtures-blog-results-success-202299|title=GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth|website=Rugby.com.au|date=September 11, 2022}}
She was named in the Australian squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-launches-australias-olympics-campaign-tonight-2024723 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-rugby-sevens-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=olympics.com}}
= Rugby league =
Du Toit signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for the 2024 NRLW season.
Personal life
In 2016 she made a guest appearance as herself on the Australian television show Neighbours.{{Cite web|title=du TOIT Dominique|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472483-du-toit-dominique.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726092138/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472483-du-toit-dominique.htm |archive-date=2021-07-26 }}
References
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{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australian female rugby sevens players
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Marondera
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Australian people of Zimbabwean descent
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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