Hermanus Carel du Preez (born in Hartswater, South Africa) is a South African

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player for the Enisei-STM in the Rugby Premier League. He can play as a number eight, a flanker or a lock.

Career

Youth and Amateur rugby

Du Preez enrolled at the Stellenbosch Rugby Academy, where he earned a spot in the Western Province Amateur side. In

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, he represented his club side Durbanville-Bellville at the inaugural SARU Community Cup competition, helping them to win the Bowl Final, effectively finishing third. He scored three tries in the competition, including a brace in his side's 95–20 victory over Bloemfontein Police. At the end of 2013, he represented in the

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. He made seven appearances and scored two tries as he helped the side clinch the title.

Western Province

He was included in the

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side for the

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competition. He made his first class debut on 9 March 2013, playing off the bench in a 17–17 draw against neighbours . He was involved in the 2013 SARU Community Cup for the next few weeks, but returned to the side – and into the starting line-up for the first time – for their match against

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side . After one more appearance in 2013, he returned to the side for the

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competition. He made seven appearances for the side and scored his first senior try against

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n side just before half-time ... and his second try just after half-time.

Sevens

Du Preez also played some sevens rugby; in 2012, he was part of a Samurai Sevens side that won the 2012 7s Premier League in

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and he was also a member of the Western Province side that played at the 2013 World Club 7s in

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, in the inaugural edition of the competition. He joined the South Africa Sevens Academy in 2014. He received a call-up to the senior South Africa Sevens team for the first time prior to the 2015 Japan Sevens as an injury replacement for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Du Preez, Carel 1993 births Living people People from Phokwane Local Municipality Rugby union players from the Northern Cape Afrikaner people South African rugby union players Rugby union number eights Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks Western Province (rugby union) players South Africa international rugby sevens players Pumas (Currie Cup) players Bulls (rugby union) players Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk players Expatriate rugby union players in Russia South African expatriate rugby union players 21st-century South African sportsmen