Du Preez twins follow rest of family out King’s Park door. “We have reached an agreement with Robert going forward and he won’t be coaching next year‚” Teichmann said. List of South Africa national rugby union players, "SA Rugby Player Profile – Robert du Preez", "Meet the Du Preez Trio: Robert, Daniel and Jean-Luc", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_du_Preez_(rugby_player,_born_1963)&oldid=973511624, South Africa international rugby union players, South African rugby union biography stubs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 August 2020, at 16:45. Fortunately Jean-Luc and Daniel were superb performers and were rightly picked when fit. Twin Brother Dan added: “I’ve heard some really good things about the club from Rob and Jean-Luc and can’t wait to link up with Sale in the winter and play some rugby with my brothers. But their position at the union had become untenable due to the fallout around their father. Du Preez started his provincial career with Western Transvaal in 1982. He was then asked to take over the Super Rugby duties after the sudden exit of Gary Gold. 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[14] Du Preez's younger brothers are currently his teammates in the Sharks, which is also coached by their father. He played for the Sharks U19 side in 2011 and 2012. All three sons are in the Sharks squad for the 2019 Super Rugby competition. [4] He had a breakout season in 2018, becoming a regular starter for his new team almost immediately, displacing Curwin Bosch from his place at fly-half, causing Bosch to move to fullback. “We haven’t looked beyond the Currie Cup (for a new coach) yet.”. - Fans shooketh by Orlando Pirates PSL Awards ‘snub’, A locked hotel room and unsigned contract – why Mapeza never joined TTM as coach, TTM to line up with 14 players in squad against SuperSport. Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond was especially pleased to tie Jean-Luc and Daniel down on long-term contracts. In the 2012 competition, Du Preez was the top points scorer in the competition scoring seven tries, thirty conversions and fifteen penalties for a total of 140 points. Du Preez has endured a turbulent time at the helm of the Sharks, with the Durban-based side finishing eighth in Vodacom Super Rugby in 2017 and 2018, while just sneaking into the playoffs this season before … He ended his playing career with Natal. Despite obvious poor form‚ he was consistently selected over the in-form Curwin Bosch. [2], In 2013, Du Preez was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. The Cell C Sharks head coach Robert du Preez has often been criticised for fielding all three of his sons in the same team. Du Preez had also lost the support of the bulk of the dressing room‚ which in turn made the position of his sons a difficult one. Veteran prop Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira will make a decision on his Springbok future later this year after the World Cup in Japan. [7], Upon his return to domestic action, he weighed in with 108 points for the Sharks U21 side during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition to finish third in the top scorers list. He coached KwaZulu-Natal sides Crusaders (in 2010) and College Rovers (between 2011 and 2013) before returning to his home town of Potchefstroom to coach both provincial side the Leopards and university side NWU Pukke. Sharks head coach Robert du Preez has been accused of operating a culture of “fear” and should be dumped along with his entire Super Rugby coaching team. He coached KwaZulu-Natal sides Crusaders (in 2010) and College Rovers (between 2011 and 2013) before returning to his home town of Potchefstroom to coach both provincial side the Leopards and university side NWU Pukke. He started the pool matches against the United States (kicking six conversions)[3] and England (scoring two conversions and four penalties). He was included in their senior squad straight away and made his first class debut in the 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the Free State XV,[12] also scoring a try to help his side to a 28–15 victory.