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 (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Brandwag, Uitenhage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan-John du Preez (born 23 June 1994 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with NMMU Madibaz.[1] He can play as a loose-forward or a winger.
Career
Youth
He 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.
He 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
He 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
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "UJ Young Guns see off Madibaz". Varsity Cup. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Madibaz and Ikeys end deadlocked". Varsity Cup. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Maties youngsters overcome plucky NMMU". Varsity Cup. 3 March 2014. 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. 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.