Deon Carstens
South African rugby union footballer
Deon Carstens (born 3 June 1979) is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played rugby for the Sharks and Stormers in Super Rugby and for Sharks and Western Province in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions. He also played for Saracens in the English Premiership.
Carstens announced his retirement in 2013 after an ongoing back injury.
Career
Carstens attended Franschoek Primary and Boland High School and represented the South African Under-19 side in 1998 at tight head prop. Carstens made his senior provincial and Super rugby debut in 2001 for the Sharks. He was selected to tour Europe with the South African national side in 2002 and made his test debut on that tour, against Scotland on 16 November 2002. Scotland won the match by a record score of 21 points to 6. He is a versatile player who can cover either side of the front row. In April 2010 it was announced that Carstens had agreed to join the Saracens FC for the 2010–11 season.
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