Fourie du Preez
Fourie du Preez
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| Date of birth |
24 March 1982 (1982-03-24) (age 29) |
| Place of birth |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height |
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight |
89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) |
| School |
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool |
| University |
University of Pretoria |
| Rugby union career |
| Playing career |
| Position |
Scrum Half |
| Provincial/State sides |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 2001– |
Blue Bulls |
(51) |
(100) |
| correct as of 10 March 2010[1]. |
| Super Rugby |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 2003- |
Bulls |
(99) |
(95) |
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| correct as of 23 June 2010[1]. |
| National team(s) |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 2004– |
South Africa |
(61) |
(65) |
| correct as of 10 March 2010[1]. |
Petrus Fourie du Preez (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fuˈri duˈpri.ə]; born 24 March 1982 in Pretoria) is a rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum half. Du Preez plays for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. Du Preez is widely seen as the best scrum half in the world and one of the best players currently playing in world rugby.
Du Preez made his provincial debut during 2001 for the Blue Bulls in a match against the Leopards in the Currie Cup competition. It was in 2003 that he made his Super 12 (now, Super Rugby) debut for the Bulls side, against the ACT Brumbies. The following year he made his test match debut for the Springboks in a match against Ireland.
In 2006, du Preez was voted SA Rugby Player of the year by the South African Rugby Football Union. He was nominated for IRB player of the year as well.
Du Preez has won the IRB u/21 World Cup in 2002, the Currie Cup final three times ('03, '04 & '09 having been withdrawn from Currie Cup action in '06 by the then Springbok coach Jake White when the Bulls shared the cup), won the Super 14 title in 2007, 2009 and 2010, the Tri-Nations in 2004 and 2009 and the Rugby World Cup in 2007.
In 2009, du Preez was voted SA Rugby Player of the year by the South African Rugby Football Union for a second time.[2]
Education
Du Preez attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. It was here that du Preez got recognised as a star of the future alongside halfback partner, the late Francois Swart. He attended alongside Bulls and Springbok teammates Wynand Olivier and Pierre Spies, Bulls teammates Derick Kuun, Sharks fly half Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Stormers lock Adriaan Fondse and former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton. Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis also attended alongside du Preez.
Accolades
In 2004 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Sport Hall of fame.[3]
Honours
- South Africa u21
- Blue Bulls
- Bulls
- South Africa
References
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| Forwards |
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| Backs |
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| Coach |
Frans Ludeke
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Preez, Fourie Du |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
24 March 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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