Ivan-John du Preez

Ivan-John du Preez

Personal information
Full name	Ivan-John du Preez
Born	23 June 1994 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Brandwag, Uitenhage
Club information
Playing position	Flanker / Number eight / Winger
Current club	NMMU Madibaz
Youth career
2010–	Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2015–	NMMU Madibaz	6	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2014–	Eastern Province Kings	5	(10)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 24 March 2015. † Appearances (Points).

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

1. "SARU Player Profile Ivan-John du Preez". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
2. "Western Province name strong side for World Club 7s". World Club 7s Rugby. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
3. "UJ Young Guns see off Madibaz". Varsity Cup. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
4. "Madibaz and Ikeys end deadlocked". Varsity Cup. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
5. "Maties youngsters overcome plucky NMMU". Varsity Cup. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
6. "2014 Eastern Province Kings Vodacom Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
7. "Match Breakdown: Tusker Simba XV vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
8. "Vodacom Cup team announced to tackle Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown". Rugby15. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
9. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
10. "Nine-try Kings thrash Bulldogs". SuperSport. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
11. "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.