Career
De Bruin played 34 tests for South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2000. In 2009, she pulled out of the team due to pregnancy, before returning the following year. With the start of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Championship in 2008, de Bruin stayed in Auckland with the new Northern Mystics franchise.
The following year, she returned to the Magic in Hamilton, partnering in the defensive circle with Silver Ferns teammate Casey Williams.
De Bruin played most of the 2009 round-robin season before pulling out due to pregnancy. She returned to competitive netball the following year, signing with the Southern Steel for the 2010 season.