Fourie Du Preez - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 24, 1982 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 42 years old

South African rugby union player

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About Fourie Du Preez

  • Petrus Fourie du Preez (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fu'ri du 'pri.?]; born 24 March 1982 in Pretoria) is a former rugby union player.
  • His position of choice was scrum half.
  • Du Preez played for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Bulls in the international Super Rugby competition between 2002 and 2011, and for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath between 2011 and 2016.
  • He also represented the South Africa national team between 2004 and 2015, during which time he represented them in 3 Rugby World Cup tournaments. 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 Du Preez has won the IRB u/21 World Cup in 2002, the Currie Cup final three times ('03, '04 & '09 having been withdrawn from Currie Cup action in '06 by the then Springbok coach Jake White when the Bulls shared the cup), won the Super 14 title in 2007, 2009 and 2010, the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 2007 Rugby World Cup. In 2009, Du Preez was voted SA Rugby Player of the year by the South African Rugby Football Union for a second time.

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