Philip du Preez
Philip du Preez is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for in the French Pro D2. His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
Du Preez attended the Krugersdorp-based Hoërskool Monument, where he earned an inclusion into the squad at the foremost schools rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Kimberley in 2011. He made three appearances as the Golden Lions side qualified to play in the unofficial final match of the competition, there they lost to the Free State Cheetahs.He was also named in the South African Schools squad at the conclusion of the tournament and came on as a replacement in their match against France which was played in Port Elizabeth as a curtain-raiser to the versus match during the 2011 Tri Nations Series.
After high school, Du Preez was included in the squad that participated in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, but he made just a single appearance in their 45–14 victory over the s in Bloemfontein. A Gilmore's groin ruled him out for much of the year.
Free State Cheetahs
He permanently moved to Bloemfontein for 2013 to join the academy based at the University of the Free State. He represented the during the 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns competition. He started all three of their matches during the regular season – against, and – as well as their semi-final defeat to. In the second half of the year, he made one start and six appearances as a replacement for the s during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, as the side finished in fifth position on the log to miss out on the title play-offs.In 2014, Du Preez was included in the squad that participated in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut in their 52–47 victory over the in George in the opening match of the competition. He was used as a replacement in their matches against the and, helping the Free State XV finish in second position on the Southern Section log to qualify for the play-offs. He wasn't involved in their quarter final match, where the eliminated them form the competition by winning 22–21 in Bloemfontein.
He made a further six appearances for a side that finished in fourth position on the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship log before being eliminated by in the semi-finals.