Deon Kayser

Deon Kayser
Birth name	Deon Jerome Kayser
Date of birth	3 July 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Uitenhage, South Africa
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing, Centre,
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1996–1998	Eastern Province
2000–2004	Natal Sharks
2005	Eastern Province Elephants
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1998–2004	Sharks
International career
Years	Team
1999–2001	South Africa
National sevens team
Years	Team
1998	South Africa 7s
Coaching career
Years	Team
2009 - 2023	Sharks (under-19)
2023	Ąžuolas Kaunas (Lithuania)

Deon Jerome Kayser (born 3 July 1970 in Uitenhage) is a South African former rugby union player and current coach.^[1] He played as a wing.

Career

Kayser made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province in 1996 and at the end of the 1999 season he moved to the Sharks. He was called up for the Springboks during the test match at Durban on 19 June 1999 against Italy.

He was also part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, where he took part in 5 matches, and played the 1999 and 2001 Tri Nations.^[2]

Until 2004, he played for the Sharks the following season with the Mighty Elephants,^[3] at the end of which he retired. Since 2009, he is technical consultant ^[4] - and then coach of the Sharks' youth team.

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Italy	101–0	Replacement	3	19 Jun 1999	Kings Park, Durban
2.	Australia	6–32	Replacement		17 Jul 1999	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
3.	New Zealand	18–34	Wing		7 Aug 1999	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.	Australia	10–9	Wing		14 Aug 1999	Newlands, Cape Town
5.	Scotland	46–29	Wing	1	3 Oct 1999	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
6.	Spain	47–3	Replacement		10 Oct 1999	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
7.	Uruguay	39–3	Wing	1	15 Oct 1999	Hampden Park, Glasgow
8.	England	44–21	Wing		24 Oct 1999	Stade de France, Paris
9.	Australia	21–27	Wing		30 Oct 1999	Twickenham, London
10.	Italy	60–14	Replacement		30 Jun 2001	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
11.	New Zealand	3–12	Replacement		21 Jul 2001	Newlands, Cape Town
12.	Australia	14–14	Replacement		18 Aug 2001	Subiaco Oval, Perth
13.	New Zealand	15–26	Replacement		25 Aug 2001	Eden Park, Auckland