Pieter-Deon Carstens, better known simply as Deon Carstens, (born 3 June 1979 in Goodwood, Cape Town

Goodwood, Cape Town

Goodwood is a suburb situated between the northern and southern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is 10 kilometres from the city centre and accessible from the N1, N7 and N2 highways....

) is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Stormers

Stormers

The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...

 in Super Rugby. He signed from Saracens

Saracens F.C.

Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

 in the domestic Aviva Premiership.

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. Carstens has represented South Africa in a total of 7 test matches up until the end of 2007. Over the same period, he has represented the Sharks 62 times at Super Rugby level and 60 times in the Currie Cup. He is a versatile player who can cover either side of the front row, but now prefers loosehead prop. In April 2010 it was announced that Carstens had agreed to join the Saracens FC for the 2010–2011 season. In November 2012, it was announced that he returned to South Africa to join the Stormers

Stormers

The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...

 for the 2012 Super Rugby season

2012 Super Rugby season

The 2012 Super Rugby season is the second season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Including its past incarnations as Super 12 and Super 14, this is the 17th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier...

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