Career
His regular position is property Youth
He came through the ranks of the Leopards, playing for them at Under-18 and Under-21 from 2007 to 2009. Varsity Rugby
He played Varsity Cup rugby for Northwestern University Pukke between 2008 and 2010, which lead to his inclusion in the South African Students teams in 2008 and 2009.
Leopards
Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings
In 2013, while still contracted to the Leopards, Uys joined the Kings training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was later released to the Leopards" 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.
He played for the Leopards for the remainder of 2013 before joining the Eastern Province Kings for 2014. He made one appearances for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, a 3–31 defeat to the Free State XV in Cradock.
In June 2014, he was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a second-half replacement as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.
Cheetahs
In July 2014, Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské revealed that Uys would move to the Bloemfontein-based Super Rugby side for the 2014 Super Rugby season.
This was later confirmed when he was named in the Cheetahs" wider training group prior to the season. Representative rugby
He also played for a South America Barbarians (North) side that played against England during their 2012 tour of South Africa.