Charl du Plessis

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Charl du Plessis
Personal information
Full nameCharl Francois du Plessis
NicknameKP
Born (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
School(s) attendedHoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp
Club information
Playing positionProp
Current clubEastern Province Kings
Youth career
2005–08Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2008–09UJ12(0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2008–10Golden Lions7(0)
2009Falcons9(0)
2010–12Boland Cavaliers31(0)
2012–Eastern Province Kings27(0)
2013Kings3(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2013.
† Appearances (Points).

Charl 'KP' du Plessis (born 8 April 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is prop.

He represented the Golden Lions at Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 level before being included in their 2008 Vodacom Cup squad, making his debut against SWD Eagles.[2] He made a total of 7 appearances for the Golden Lions in this competition, but never made their Currie Cup squad. In 2009, he also had a short spell at the Falcons, making 8 appearances. He also featured regularly in the Varsity Cup, playing for UJ in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

In 2010, he moved to the Boland Cavaliers, where he played for two seasons, before moving to the Eastern Province Kings for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. He was named in the Kings wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.[3] Following an injury to first choice tighthead prop Kevin Buys prior the Kings' penultimate regular season match against the Stormers, he was called included on the bench[4] and came on as a 72-minute substitute to make his Super Rugby debut.[5]

References

  1. "Player Profile Charl du Plessis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  2. "Golden Lions v SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  3. Green, Michael (7 January 2013). "Kings het geen plek vir Tiger". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  4. "Charl Du Plessis included in Southern Kings Team as Kevin Buys is withdrawn after injury". Rugby15. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013. 
  5. "Southern Kings vs Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
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