Du Preez represented the Falcons at the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week tournament in Port Elizabeth,[2] scoring a try in their match against the Leopards.[3][4] Despite still being at school, he was also included in the Falcons U19 squad that played in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship a few months later, starting six of their matches as they reached the semi-finals of the competition.
Du Preez was included in the Golden Lions' squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup, but failed to appear in the competition. He made nine appearances for the Golden Lions U21 during the round-robin stage of the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their match against Leopards U21.[6] He missed the final regular season matches of the season when he picked up a four-week suspension following a dangerous tackle on Sharks U21 scrum-half Stefan Ungerer,[7] but returned to the line-up for their semi-final clash with the Blue Bulls U21. He scored an early try for the Lions in the match, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Lions falling to a 19–23 defeat and being eliminated from the competition.[8]
Golden Lions / Lions
In 2015, he was included in the Lions squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season and was named on the bench for their Round Two match against the Sharks.[9] He made his Super Rugby debut, coming on as a substitute just after the hour mark.[10]
Sale Sharks
Following two years with Cheetahs. It was confirmed in November 2020 that du Preez had signed for Premiership Rugby team Sale Sharks on a two-year contract.[11]
Glasgow Warriors
Du Preez signed for Glasgow Warriors on 2 December 2021 for the 2022-23 season. He made his debut in the pre-season friendly against Ayrshire Bulls. He then made his competitive debut on 23 September 2022 against Cardiff Rugby at Scotstoun Stadium, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 344 when he came on at lock in the second half. Glasgow put 8 tries past the Welsh side, winning 52-24.[12]
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^"SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 23–35 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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preez, jean, pierre, preez, born, november, 1994, florida, south, africa, south, african, rugby, union, player, glasgow, warriors, united, rugby, championship, regular, position, lock, previously, played, cheetahs, sale, sharks, full, namejean, pierre, preezda. Jean Pierre du Preez born 9 November 1994 in Florida South Africa is a South African rugby union player for the Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship 1 His regular position is lock He previously played for the Cheetahs and Sale Sharks JP du PreezFull nameJean Pierre du PreezDate of birth 1994 11 09 9 November 1994 age 28 Place of birthFlorida Roodepoort South AfricaHeight2 10 m 6 ft 10 1 2 in Weight122 kg 19 st 3 lb 269 lb SchoolHoerskool Dr E G Jansen BoksburgRugby union careerPosition s LockYouth career2012Falcons2013 15Golden LionsSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2015Lions1 0 2015 17Golden Lions XV13 15 2016Golden Lions4 5 2018Free State XV5 5 2018 20Free State Cheetahs8 0 2018 20Cheetahs23 0 2020 22Sale Sharks 2022 Glasgow Warriors4 0 Correct as of 24 October 2022 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Youth 1 2 Golden Lions Lions 1 3 Sale Sharks 1 4 Glasgow Warriors 2 ReferencesCareer EditYouth Edit Du Preez represented the Falcons at the 2012 Under 18 Craven Week tournament in Port Elizabeth 2 scoring a try in their match against the Leopards 3 4 Despite still being at school he was also included in the Falcons U19 squad that played in the 2012 Under 19 Provincial Championship a few months later starting six of their matches as they reached the semi finals of the competition In 2013 Du Preez made the short move to the Johannesburg based Golden Lions He was once again heavily involved at the Under 19 level starting eleven matches for the Golden Lions U19s in the 2013 Under 19 Provincial Championship helping them reach the final of the competition where they lost 23 35 to Blue Bulls U19 5 In addition he also made two appearances for the Golden Lions U21 side in the 2013 Under 21 Provincial Championship Du Preez was included in the Golden Lions squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup but failed to appear in the competition He made nine appearances for the Golden Lions U21 during the round robin stage of the 2014 Under 21 Provincial Championship scoring a try in their match against Leopards U21 6 He missed the final regular season matches of the season when he picked up a four week suspension following a dangerous tackle on Sharks U21 scrum half Stefan Ungerer 7 but returned to the line up for their semi final clash with the Blue Bulls U21 He scored an early try for the Lions in the match but it wasn t enough to prevent the Lions falling to a 19 23 defeat and being eliminated from the competition 8 Golden Lions Lions Edit In 2015 he was included in the Lions squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season and was named on the bench for their Round Two match against the Sharks 9 He made his Super Rugby debut coming on as a substitute just after the hour mark 10 Sale Sharks Edit Following two years with Cheetahs It was confirmed in November 2020 that du Preez had signed for Premiership Rugby team Sale Sharks on a two year contract 11 Glasgow Warriors Edit Du Preez signed for Glasgow Warriors on 2 December 2021 for the 2022 23 season He made his debut in the pre season friendly against Ayrshire Bulls He then made his competitive debut on 23 September 2022 against Cardiff Rugby at Scotstoun Stadium becoming Glasgow Warrior No 344 when he came on at lock in the second half Glasgow put 8 tries past the Welsh side winning 52 24 12 References Edit SA Rugby Player Profile JP du Preez South African Rugby Union Retrieved 29 May 2016 EP magic at Craven Week Rugby365 9 July 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2015 EP retain unbeaten status Rugby365 11 July 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2015 SA Rugby Match Centre Valke 38 5 Leopards South African Rugby Union 11 July 2012 Retrieved 22 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre MTN Golden Lions 23 35 Vodacom Blue Bulls South African Rugby Union 26 October 2013 Retrieved 22 July 2016 SA Rugby Match Centre Golden Lions U21 43 13 Leopards U21 South African Rugby Union 26 July 2014 Retrieved 22 July 2016 JP du Preez suspended for four weeks Rugby15 25 September 2014 Archived from the original on 20 February 2015 Retrieved 20 February 2015 SA Rugby Match Centre Blue Bulls U21 23 19 Golden Lions U21 South African Rugby Union 17 October 2014 Retrieved 22 July 2016 Team Announcement Cell C Sharks vs Emirates Lions Lions 19 February 2015 Archived from the original on 20 February 2015 Retrieved 20 February 2015 SA Rugby Match Centre Cell C Sharks 29 12 Emirates Lions South African Rugby Union 21 February 2015 Retrieved 22 July 2016 Sale Sharks sign JP du Preez on 2 year contract Sale Sharks 30 November 2020 Retrieved 30 November 2020 https twitter com GlasgowWarriors status 1573412350442586112 photo 1 bare URL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JP du Preez amp oldid 1117978873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
