Jean-Luc du Plessis
Date of birth | 7 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Daniël du Plessis (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Luc du Plessis (born 7 May 1994 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and for Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is fly-half.
Career
Youth
He represented Western Province at youth level, represented them at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week competition and at the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week competition. However, at the end of 2012, despite being offered a spot in the Western Province Rugby Institute and receiving a contract with Western Province, he moved to Durban instead to join the Sharks Academy.[2][3]
Du Plessis was the third-highest scorer in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division A competition for the Sharks U19,[4] scoring 116 points in eleven starts.
In April 2014, Du Plessis was named in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[5]
Sharks
Du Plessis' first class debut came for the Sharks XV during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He came on as a substitute in their 40–3 victory over Kenyan side Simba XV at City Park Stadium, Athlone. Within five minutes of coming on, Du Plessis scored a try and kicked the subsequent conversion.[6] His first start came in the following match, a 27–11 defeat to the Eastern Province Kings in Durban, with Du Plessis scoring two penalties.[7]
Western Province
He returned to Cape Town in 2015, joining Western Province for the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition.
Personal
Du Plessis is the son of former
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jean-Luc du Plessis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Sharks contract 8 Junior Rugby Stars". Youth Sports Network. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "WP sign young flyhalves". Sport24. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 3–40 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 11–27 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.