Deon Stegmann

Gideon Johannes Stegmann (born 22 March 1986) is a South African professional rugby union player, who most recently played as an openside flank for Honda Heat in the Japanese Top League. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls in 2008 at the age of 21.

He made the number 6 jersey his own in 2008 after playing in every Super 14 match and being awarded Bulls Forward of the Year in 2008.

His grandpa is famous springbok player Johannes Augustus Stegmann. He has been one of the Super Rugby's best openside flankers from 2008 to 2011. He regularly leading the tackle count, turnover and work rate stats for the Bulls and has a time of 10.8 seconds in the 100-metre sprint.

At the Bulls, Stegmann plays in a back row combination together with Springbok flank, Dewald Potgieter and Springbok number 8, Pierre Spies, winning 2 Super 14 titles in 2 successive years as well as the Currie Cup.

In 2013, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the until 2015.

Education Stegmann attended South Africa's top-ranked rugby school: Grey College, Bloemfontein, where he was selected for the SA schools team. During high school he was a track and field athlete and played number 8 (as well as flank) in Grey College's First XV loose trio, alongside Springbok and Cheetahs flank Heinrich Brüssow, and Cheetahs now Irish international flank Richardt Strauss. Tertiary education: UNISA.

Springbok career In November 2010, Stegmann was called up to the Springbok squad (outgoing tours) as a replacement to injured Springbok flank and former IRB player of the year Schalk Burger, and was handed his first cap as a Springbok debutant in the starting lineup named to face Ireland on 6 November 2010. The Springboks won and Stegmann subsequently started every match on tour. South Africa obtained a result of 3–1 over the Isles, beating England and Wales and losing to Scotland.

Squads

Free State (U/18 Craven Week) – 2004 Vodacom Blue Bulls (Vodacom Cup) – 2005 Blue Bulls (SA Under 19) – 2005 Blue Bulls (ABSA Under 21) – 2006 Vodacom Blue Bulls (Vodacom Cup) – 2007 Vodacom Blue Bulls (ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div) – 2007 Vodacom Bulls (Super 14) – 2008 Vodacom Blue Bulls (ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div) – 2008 Vodacom Bulls (Super 14) – 2009 Vodacom Blue Bulls (ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div) – 2009 Vodacom Bulls (Super 14) – 2010 South Africa (Outgoing Tours) – 2010 Vodacom Bulls (Super Rugby) - 2011 South Africa (Castle Tri Nations) - 2011 Vodacom Blue Bulls (ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div) - 2011 Vodacom Bulls (Super 15) - 2012