Dan du Preez

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Dan du Preez
Full nameDaniel du Preez
Date of birth (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthDurban, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
SchoolKearsney College, KwaZulu-Natal
UniversityVarsity College, Westville
Notable relative(s)Robert du Preez (father),
Robert du Preez (brother),
Jean-Luc du Preez (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward / Lock
Current team Template:Rut Sharks / Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) / Template:Rut Sharks XV
Youth career
2008–present Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–present Template:Rut Sharks 13 (10)
2015–present Template:Rut Sharks XV 3 (5)
2015–present Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) 5 (15)
Correct as of 23 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2013 South Africa Schools 4 (0)
2015 South Africa Under-20 5 (10)
2017 South Africa 3 (0)
Correct as of 2 December 2017

Daniel du Preez (born 5 August 1995 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Template:Rut Sharks.[1] He can play as a lock, a flanker or a number eight.

Career

Youth

Du Preez was selected in a number of KwaZulu-Natal youth squads whilst still at school. At primary school level, he was selected for their squad that played at the 2008 Under-13 Craven Week competition. He also played in the premier schools competition in South Africa – the Under-18 Craven Week in three different seasons; he made two appearances at the 2011 event in Kimberley, three appearances at the 2012 event in Port Elizabeth – scoring a try in their match against the Free State[2] – and a further three appearances in 2013, scoring a try against Border.[3]

In both 2012 and 2013, Du Preez was selected to represent a South African Schools team. In 2012, he played in their matches against France[4] and Wales[5] and in 2013 he made appearances against England[6] and Wales.[7]

He recovered from an injury that kept him out of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship to play a key part in the Template:Rut Sharks U19 side that played in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making eleven appearances and scoring tries in their matches against Template:Rut Eastern Province U19[8] and Template:Rut Free State U19[9] to help them qualify for the semi-finals, where they lost 20–43 to the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19.[10]

Sharks

In 2015, despite not having featured at senior provincial level for the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup), Du Preez was included on the bench for the Template:Rut Sharks' Round Five Super Rugby match against the Template:Rut Cheetahs.[11] He made his Super Rugby debut in the Sharks' 27–10 victory, coming on for the final ten minutes of the match.[12]

South Africa Under-20

In 2014, he was selected in the South Africa Under-20 squad to play at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, but an injury ruled him out of the competition and was replaced by Jacques Vermeulen.[13]

In March 2015, Du Preez was named in an extended South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[14] He featured for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015.[15] In May 2015, he was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad that toured Argentina.[16] He started both of their tour matches,[17][18] scoring a try in the 25–22 victory in the first encounter and was then included in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[19]

He played off the bench in the first of their three matches in Pool B of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[20] started their 40–8 win against Samoa[21] and again came on as a replacement in their 46–13 win over Australia[22] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Du Preez came on in the second half of their semi-final match against England, but could not prevent them losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession[23] and started their third-place play-off match against France, scoring two tries in the match to help South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[24]

Personal

Du Preez's father Robert is a former Springbok scrum-half that made seven appearances for South Africa between 1992 and 1993.[25]

He has an older brother – also called Robert – and a twin brother Jean-Luc. Both of them also represented the South Africa Under-20 side at the IRB Junior World Championship, in 2013 and 2014 respectively.[26]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dan du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State 24–48 KZN". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 14–77 KwaZulu Natal". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–7 France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 24–16 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 19–14 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 14–13 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings U19 7–15 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 22–18 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 43–20 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Pieter Steph du Toit injury spoils Sharks victory". Business Day. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 10–27 Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Du Preez blow for Baby Boks". iafrica.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  14. ^ "SARU names large group for Junior Bok trials". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  16. ^ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Italy U20 5–33 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40–8 Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 46–13 Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 20–28 England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  24. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France U20 18–31 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  25. ^ "Meet the Du Preez Trio: Robert, Daniel and Jean-Luc". S.A. School Sports. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  26. ^ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help)

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