Derick Johannes Minnie (born 1986) is a South African
rugby union
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player for Italian
Pro14
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side
Zebre
Zebre Parma (, meaning " Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by t ...
. He plays as a
flanker.
In 2013, he was named in the touring squad for their
2013 Super Rugby season
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,
but returned to the Lions for the
2014 Super Rugby season.
Zebre
He joined
Italian
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Pro12 side
Zebre
Zebre Parma (, meaning " Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by t ...
for the
2016–17 Pro12 season.
Minnie played 783 minutes, scoring 15 points
in the 2016 - 2017 season for Zebre, playing 14 games in the Pro12, starting 11 and coming on as substitute for 3, he received 1 yellow card.
References
External links
*
Lions Profile
1986 births
Living people
Afrikaner people
South African rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Alberton, Gauteng
Golden Lions players
Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
Sharks (rugby union) players
Zebre Parma players
South African expatriate rugby union players in Italy
21st-century South African sportsmen
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