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Published on Sep 16th, 2007, No Comments

Fourie du Preez

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Date of birth: 24/3/1982

Position: Scrum-half

Test caps: 34

Test Debut: Ireland, 2004

Test points: 30

Current Club: Bulls

Strengths: Du Preez plays a complete game: he breaks well, has good pace, a tactical brain and shows a maturity beyond his years. His exciting, unpredicatable and effective style of play makes him one of the major game breakers in the Springbok backline.

Weaknesses: Fat chance of any flaws after been hailed as the best scrum-half in the world.

Likely headline: ‘Du Preez passes with an ‘A’ against Samoa and England’

Did you know: Fourie du Preez is the nephew of Springbok legend Frik du Preez.

In 2006 Fourie du Preez was voted SA Rugby Player of the year by the South African Rugby Football Union

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