Robert du Preez (rugby player born 1993)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert James du Preez | ||
| Born |
30 July 1993 Durban, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Kearsney College, KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Relatives |
Robert du Preez (father), Dan du Preez (brother), Jean-Luc du Preez (brother) |
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| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-half / Centre / Fullback | ||
| Current club | Stormers / Western Province | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Sharks | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014 | Maties | 8 | (84) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014–present | Western Province | 34 | (285) |
| 2015–present | Stormers | 4 | (29) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | South Africa Under-20 | 4 | (28) |
| 2016 | Barbarians | 2 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Robert James du Preez (born 30 July 1993 in Durban) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Western Province. His regular position is fly-half.
Du Preez represented the Sharks at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2006 and at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2011 before joining the Sharks Academy. He played for the Sharks U19 side in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012 competition, Du Preez was the top points scorer in the competition scoring seven tries, thirty conversions and fifteen penalties for a total of 140 points.
In 2013, Du Preez was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He started the pool matches against the United States (kicking six conversions) and England (scoring two conversions and four penalties). He was an unused substitute in their final pool match against hosts France, but returned to the starting line-up for their semi-final match against Wales and came on as a substitute in the third-placed play-off against New Zealand.
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