Daniël Coenraad du Plessis (born 9 August 1948 in

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, North West, South Africa) is a former South African

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player.

Playing career

Du Plessis played for

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in the South African

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competition. He was selected on the replacement bench for the

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during the test series against the 1976 visiting

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, but did not get any game time. Du Plessis made his debut for the Springboks against the touring

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on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versveld in

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. He played his second and last test match for the Springboks against the

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on 3 May 1980 at

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Test history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:du Plessis, Daan 1948 births Living people Blue Bulls players Rugby union players from Potchefstroom South Africa international rugby union players South African rugby union players Rugby union props

Playing career

Test history

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