Wian du Preez

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Wian du Preez
Personal information
Full nameWian Hunter du Preez
Born (1982-10-30) 30 October 1982
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
School(s) attendedGrey College, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Club information
Playing positionLoosehead Prop
Current clubFree State Cheetahs
Youth career
2002Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2003–10Free State Cheetahs74(30)
2005Sharks1(0)
2006–10Cheetahs59(0)
2009–10Munster (loan)6(0)
2010–13Munster80(5)
2013–Free State Cheetahs5(0)
Representative team(s)
2009Emerging Springboks1(0)
2009South Africa1(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 October 2013.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 July 2013.

Wian du Preez (born 30 October 1982) is a South African rugby union player. He plays as a Prop, primarily at loosehead.

Cheetahs

Du Preez, a native of Free State, played for the Cheetahs from 2007 until 2010. After completing a loan-spell at Munster, he returned to the Cheetahs to play out the 2010 Super 14.

Munster

Du Preez first played for Munster in late 2009, after he was signed on a three-month loan as injury cover for Marcus Horan.[1] He impressed during his short time there and, in May 2010, it was announced that Du Preez was returning to Munster after signing a two-year permanent contract.[2] He has since become an integral member of the Munster team.

He scored his first try for Munster in their Heineken Cup Round 5 clash with Castres Olympique on 14 January 2012.

Du Preez signed a contract extension with Munster in February 2012.[3]

Return to South Africa

It was announced on 14 May 2013 that du Preez would be leaving Munster to return to South Africa.[4]

South Africa

Du Preez was called into the South Africs squad for their Test against Italy in November 2009, due to his proximity to the fixture. He was said to be disillusioned by the lack of opportunities to play for the Springboks.,[5] and with CJ van der Linde returning from Leinster to claim a place in the Springbok squad, Du Preez decided to put his international career on hold until after the next Rugby World Cup.

References

  1. Ray, Craig (2009-11-10). "Du Preez to help out Munster". rugbyworld.com. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  2. "Du Preez Returning To Munster". munsterrugby.ie. 25 May 2010. 
  3. "Contract News". munsterrugby.ie. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  4. "Injury Forces Howlett To Retire". munsterrugby.ie. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013. 
  5. "Du Preez signs two-year deal with Munster". The Irish Times. 5 May 2010. 

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