Background
He was born in Portuguese Elizabeth, but went to North West University in Potchefstroom, where he played in the Varsity Cup for Northwestern University Pukke.
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Cornell Preez
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North-West University.
Career
He represented the Leopards in the Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions and was named in the Leopards squad for 2011, without making an appearance. He was part of the South Africa Under-20s team that played at the 2011 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship. He joined the Eastern Province Kings on 1 November 2011, where he signed a two-year deal.
He was also named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.
Du Preez had a successful first season at Murrayfield, racking up 23 appearances and ultimately being named "Newcomer of the Year". A serious leg injury sustained in October 2014 during a match against Newport Gwent Dragons saw Du Preez missing a substantial part of the 2014-2015 season.
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South Africa