Dan du Preez
Full name | Daniel du Preez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kearsney College, KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Varsity College, Westville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Robert du Preez (father), Robert du Preez (brother), Jean-Luc du Preez (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel du Preez (born 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.
5 August 1995 inCareer
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 EnglandCite error: The <ref>
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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[6] and Template:Rut Free State U19[7] to help them qualify for the semi-finals, where they lost 20–43 to the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19.[8]
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.[9] He made his Super Rugby debut in the Sharks' 27–10 victory, coming on for the final ten minutes of the match.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12] He featured for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015.[13] In May 2015, he was included in the S.A. Under-20 squad that toured Argentina.[14] He started both of their tour matches,[15][16] 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.[17]
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,[18] started their 40–8 win against Samoa[19] and again came on as a replacement in their 46–13 win over Australia[20] 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[21] 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.[22]
Personal
Du Preez's father Robert is a former Springbok scrum-half that made seven appearances for South Africa between 1992 and 1993.[23]
He has an older brother – also called Robert – and a twin brother Jean-Luc. Both of them also represented the S.A. Under-20 side at the IRB Junior World Championship, in 2013 and 2014 respectively.[24]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dan du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Free State vs KZN". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Border vs KwaZulu Natal". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: EP Kings U19 vs Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Free State U19 vs Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Blue Bulls U19 vs Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Pieter Steph du Toit injury spoils Sharks victory". Business Day. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Cheetahs vs Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Du Preez blow for Baby Boks". iafrica.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "SARU names large group for Junior Bok trials". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Italy U20 vs South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa U20 vs England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: France U20 vs South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Meet the Du Preez Trio: Robert, Daniel and Jean-Luc". S.A. School Sports. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "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.
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