16 September
Player of the week
Fourie du Preez
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
Tags: Springboks
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