Deon Carstens
Full names: Deon Pieter
Date of birth: 3 Jun 1979
Place of birth: Goodwood
School: Boland Landbou
Springbok no: 734
Debut test province: Sharks
Physical: 1.84m, 116kg
Current age: 44

Test summary: Tests: 9 Tries: 0

First Test: 16 Nov 2002 Age:23 Tight-head Prop against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Last Test: 4 Jul 2009 Age:30 Reserve against Britain at Ellispark, Johannesburg

Test history:

Date	Age	Position	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Prov
16 Nov 2002	23	Tight-head Prop	Scotland	Lose: 6-21		Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Sharks
23 Nov 2002	23	Tight-head Prop	England	Lose: 3-53		Twickenham, London	Sharks
18 Nov 2006	27	Reserve	England	Lose: 21-23		Twickenham, London	Sharks
25 Nov 2006	27	Reserve	England	Win: 25-14		Twickenham, London	Sharks
26 May 2007	27	Loose-head Prop	England	Win: 58-10		Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Sharks
02 Jun 2007	27	Reserve	England	Win: 55-22		Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Sharks
09 Jun 2007	28	Reserve	Samoa	Win: 35-8		Ellispark, Johannesburg	Sharks
20 Jun 2009	30	Reserve	Britain	Win: 26-21		Kingspark, Durban	Sharks
04 Jul 2009	30	Reserve	Britain	Lose: 9-28		Ellispark, Johannesburg	Sharks

Deon Carstens : Scrum.com

A South African Test player who represents the Sharks in the Super 14, Deon Carstens has the ability to play at either loose or tighthead prop.

He made his Test debut against Scotland at Murrayfield in a 21-6 defeat and a week later he won his second cap in a 53-3 thrashing by England at Twickenham.

He did not make another Test appearance for four years and his versatility has sometimes worked against him but he did make the Springboks squad to play the British & Irish Lions in 2009.

He came on as a replacement in the first Test in Durban as the home side scraped a narrow 26-21 victory but he did not make another appearance in the series as South Africa won 2-1.