Cornell du Preez
| Birth name | Cornell Gerhard du Preez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117.8 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Framesby High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | North West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornell du Preez is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Edinburgh Rugby.[1]
He was born in Port Elizabeth, but went to North West University in Potchefstroom, where he played in the Varsity Cup for Template:Rut NWU Pukke. He represented the Template:Rut Leopards in the Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions and was named in the Template:Rut Leopards squad for 2011, without making an appearance.
He was part of the South Africa Under-20s team that played at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[2]
He joined the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings on 1 November 2011, where he signed a two-year deal. He was also named in the Template:Rut Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.
He was released during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season to join Alan Solomons at Edinburgh Rugby for the 2013–14 season.[3]
Du Preez had a successful first season at Murrayfield, racking up 23 appearances and ultimately being named 'Newcomer of the Year'.[4] A serious leg injury sustained in October 2014 during a match against Newport Gwent Dragons saw Du Preez missing a substantial part of the 2014–2015 season.[5]
On 13 November 2016 he was called into the Scotland squad for the Autumn International Series as an injury replacement.
External links
- Profile on www.itsrugby.co.uk
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cornell du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cornell du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "IRB Junior World Championship - South Africa". irb.com. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Cornell du Preez released to play for Edinburgh Rugby". Rugby15. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/14/05/08/er-awards-gilchrist-scoops-top-gong
- ^ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/cornell-du-preez
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