Francois Esterhuyzen

Francois Esterhuyzen (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the Enisei-STM in the Russian Rugby Championship. His regular position is hooker.

Rugby career

Esterhuyzen was born in Somerset West. He represented the at high school level, culminating in a call-up to the South Africa Schools squad in 2012. He made one appearance for the team, in a match against Wales in the 2012 Under-18 International Series.

He then moved to Cape Town to join the academy, where he played at youth level, as well as representing club side Hamiltons in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Community Cup.

He returned to the for the 2016 season, and made his first class debut for the side in their match against the in Round Two of the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. He helped the Boland Cavaliers to third spot in the competition, securing a place in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his Currie Cup debut in August 2016 – again, in a Round Two match against the Eastern Province Kings – eventually making six appearances in South Africa's premier domestic competition.