Philip du Preez
Date of birth | 1 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Hoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip du Preez (born 1 August 1993 in
Career
Youth
Du Preez attended the
He was also named in the
After high school, Du Preez was included in the Blue Bulls U19 squad that participated in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, but he made just a single appearance in their 45–14 victory over the Free State U19s in Bloemfontein.[4] A Gilmore's groin ruled him out for much of the year.
Free State Cheetahs
He permanently moved to Bloemfontein for 2013 to join the Free State Cheetahs academy based at the University of the Free State. He represented the UFS Shimlas Young Guns during the 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns competition. He started all three of their matches during the regular season – against UP Tuks Young Guns,[5] NWU Pukke Young Guns[6] and Wits Young Guns[7] – as well as their semi-final defeat to Maties Juniors.[8] In the second half of the year, he made one start and six appearances as a replacement for the Free State U21s during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, as the side finished in fifth position on the log to miss out on the title play-offs.
In 2014, Du Preez was included in the
He made a further six[note 1] appearances for a Free State U21 side that finished in fourth position on the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship log before being eliminated by Western Province U21 in the semi-finals.[16]
Bayonne
At the start of 2015, Du Preez moved to French
Southern Kings
On 25 January 2016, the
Mont-de-Marsan
In June 2016, French
Notes
- ^ While the match scoreboard on the South African Rugby Union site lists Du Preez as an unused replacement in the match between Blue Bulls U21 and Free State U21,[13] photos taken during the match show that he did indeed appear during the match.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b c "Du renfort chez les Espoirs !". Aviron Bayonnais (in French). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Philip du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 21–14 France U18 A". South African Rugby Union. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 14–45 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "UP-Tuks hold off gritty Shimlas". Varsity Cup. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Young Shimlas edge Pukke". Varsity Cup. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Shimlas show Wits no mercy". Varsity Cup. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Maties surge sinks Shimlas". Varsity Cup. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 52–47 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 20–28 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 77–10 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 21–22 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 24–10 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Basie le Roux - Fotos de Basie le Roux". Facebook. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Basie le Roux - Fotos de Basie le Roux [2]". Facebook. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 41–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Three more signings for the Southern Kings" (Press release). Southern Kings. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "SWD Eagles team to face Border Bulldogs announced". The Gremlin. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Signature de Philip DU PREEZ et interview" (Press release) (in French). Stade Montois Rugby. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.