Carel du Plessis

Carel du Plessis
Rugby union career
Full name	Carel Johan du Plessis
Date of birth	(1960-06-24) 24 June 1960
Playing career
Position	Wing
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Western Province
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1982	South Africa	12	(16) [4t]
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
1997	South Africa

Carel Johan du Plessis (born 24 June 1960)^[1] is a former South African rugby union coach and player.

Playing career

Du Plessis played for Western Province and the Springboks, his skills earning him the nickname the Prince of Wings. Capped 12 times, he scored 4 tries for the Springboks, but his international career was curtailed by the sports boycott against apartheid South Africa.

Coaching career

Du Plessis was controversially appointed coach of the Springboks in spite of his lack of coaching experience. He led the team to defeat in both the British and Irish Lions' 1997 tour and the 1997 Tri-Nations, before being sacked and replaced by Nick Mallett.

References

↑ Scrum.com: Carel du Plessis

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andre Markgraaff	South Africa National Rugby Union Coach 1997–1997	Succeeded by Nick Mallett

Overseas Unions rugby union team

Squad	Gould Kirwan Gerber Taylor du Plessis Botha Loveridge Tuynman Poidevin Shaw Haden Cutler Knight Dalton (c) Rodriguez

Bench	Slack Lynagh Farr-Jones Mexted Burger van der Merwe Lawton Wayne Smith named in programme instead of Slack

Coach	Lochore Templeton (Manager)

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