Ivan-John du Preez
| Full name | Ivan-John du Preez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Brandwag, Uitenhage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan-John du Preez (born 23 June 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup.[1] He can play as a loose-forward or a winger.
Career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Du Preez represented the Eastern Province Kings at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and for the Eastern Province U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship season.
Du Preez joined the Stellenbosch Rugby Academy in 2013 and was also a member of the Western Province side that competed at the 2013 World Club 7s.[2]
During the 2014 Varsity Cup Young Guns competition, he started all three matches for the NMMU Young Guns, playing at wing[3] and centre.[4][5]
Senior career[edit]
Du Preez was called up into the Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition[6] and was included on the bench for their first match of the competition against Kenyan representative side Simba XV. He came on as a half-time replacement to make his first class debut for the team.[7] He was promoted to the starting line-up for their next match against near-neighbours the Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown[8] and marked his first start by scoring a 72nd minute try to help the Kings to a 60–6 victory.[9][10] He also scored a try in their match against the SWD Eagles.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ivan-John du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Western Province name strong side for World Club 7s". World Club 7s Rugby. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "UJ Young Guns see off Madibaz". Varsity Cup. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Madibaz and Ikeys end deadlocked". Varsity Cup. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Maties youngsters overcome plucky NMMU". Varsity Cup. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 17–10 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Vodacom Cup team announced to tackle Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown". Rugby15. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 60–6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Nine-try Kings thrash Bulldogs". SuperSport. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 23–21 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.