Theuns Stofberg

Marthinus Theunis Steyn 'Theuns' Stofberg (6 June 1955 – 23 August 2023)[1] was a South African rugby union player who was captain of the national team for four tests between 1980 and 1984.

Stofberg played his first test on the 14 August 1976 against New Zealand at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at the age of 21.

Stofberg left Northern Transvaal in 1982 and moved to their arch-rivals Western Province Rugby Union where he settled and opened a physiotherapy practice.

[3] Stofberg lived in Stellenbosch where he had a physiotherapy practice until 2008, before starting a business to take tour groups abroad.

He fell ill while watching a test against England and was diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, causing him to stop practising as a physiotherapist.