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Jan du Preez

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Jan du Preez
du Preez in New Zealand in 1956
Birth nameJan Gysbert Hermanus du Preez
Date of birth (1930-10-06) 6 October 1930 (age 94)
Place of birthPiketberg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SchoolPiketberg High School
UniversityUniversity of Stellenbosch
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Maties ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951–1958 Western Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956 South Africa 1 (0)

Jan Gysbert Hermanus du Preez (born 6 October 1930) is a former South African rugby union player who made one Test match appearance in 1956.[1]

Playing career

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Du Preez was born in Piketberg and received his schooling at Piketberg High School. He then enrolled at Stellenbosch University to study for a BSc degree and later gained a doctorate in chemistry.[2]

While a student, du Preez began playing provincial rugby for Western Province as a centre, before moving to the wing.[3] His only Test appearance for South Africa came on the 1956 tour of Australia and New Zealand. He was selected to play in the first Test against the All Blacks at Carisbrook, Dunedin—a match that South Africa lost 10–6.[4]

Test history

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No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)
Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  New Zealand 6–10 Wing 14 Jul 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jan du Preez". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ Craven, Daniel Hartman (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. p. 180. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.
  3. ^ "1956 SPRINGBOK TOUR of AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND". WORLD RUGBY MUSEUM. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  4. ^ "South Africa tour – Dunedin, 14 July 1956". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
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