Dawie Theron

David François Theron (born 15 September 1966) is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career Theron represented the South Africa Universities under–19 and under–20 teams in 1986. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1988 and in 1995 he joined Griqualand West.

He made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement against Australia on 3 August 1996 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. His last test match was against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland. Theron played thirteen test matches and two tour matched for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opponents Results (RSA 1st) Position Points Dates Venue 1. 25–19 Replacement 3 August 1996 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 2. 18–29 Replacement 10 August 1996 Newlands, Cape Town 3. New Zealand 32–22 Loosehead prop 31 August 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 4. 46–15 Loosehead prop 9 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 5. Argentina 44–21 Loosehead prop 16 November 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires 6. 22–12 Loosehead prop 30 November 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 7. France 13–12 Loosehead prop 7 December 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris 8. 37–20 Loosehead prop 15 December 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 9. 15–18 Replacement 28 June 1997 Kings Park, Durban 10. British Lions 35–16 Tighthead prop 5 July 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 11. New Zealand 32–35 Replacement 19 July 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 12. Australia 20–32 Tighthead prop 2 August 1997 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 13. New Zealand 35–55 Replacement 9 August 1997 Eden Park, Auckland

Coaching career Theron started his coaching career with Griquas in 2002 as an assistant to Swys de Bruin. He was appointed the Griquas head coach in 2007 and in 2011 he was appointment as the South Africa under-20 head coach. In 2016 and 2017, Theron was the head coach of the DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in Japan.