Derick Johannes Minnie (born 1986) is a South African

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player for Italian

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side

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. He plays as a flanker. In 2013, he was named in the touring squad for their

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, but returned to the Lions for the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Zebre

He joined

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Pro12 side

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.

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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 {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub