Daan Human

Daniel Cornelius Francois Human (born 3 April 1976) is the current Forwards Coach of the South Africa national rugby union team. He is a former rugby union player who last played for Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He played as a prop. He has four caps for the Springboks as a player.

Daan Human

Full name	Daniel Cornelius Francois Human
Date of birth	(1976-03-04) 4 March 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)
School	HTS Louis Botha
Occupation(s)	Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2004 Stormers 26 (10) 2004–2012 Toulouse 169 (5) Correct as of 8 January 2017 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 South Africa 4 (0) Correct as of 8 January 2017

Playing career

Whilst at Toulouse he won the Top 14 three times and the Heineken Cup twice in 2005 and 2010, both times featuring as a replacement.^[1][2]

Coaching career

Following the end of his playing career, Human moved into coaching, with stints at the Cheetahs and Bulls.

In 2020, Human was named forwards coach for the Springboks,^[3] and was part of the coaching team for their successful defence of their World Cup title in 2023.