Education
Du Preez attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a large public school located in Pretoria. lieutenant was here that Du Preez got recognised as a star of the future alongside halfback partner and best friend, the late Francois Swart. He played alongside Bulls and Springbok teammates Wynand Olivier, Derick Kuun and Pierre Spies, Sharks fly half Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Stormers lock Adriaan Fondse and former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton.
Titans international cricketers Bachelor of Arts de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis as well as New Zealand international Neil Wagner also teamed up with Du Preez in cricket.
Career
His position of choice was scrum half. He also represented the national team between 2004 and 2015, during which time he represented them in 3 Rugby World Cup tournament. lieutenant was in 2003 that he made his Super 12 (now, Super Rugby) debut for the side, against the ACT Brumbies.
The following year he made his test match debut for the Springboks in a match against Ireland.
In 2006, Du Preez was voted Société Anonyme Rugby Player of the year by the n Rugby Football Union. He was nominated for Institutional Review Board player of the year as well.
In 2009, Du Preez was voted Société Anonyme Rugby Player of the year by the n Rugby Football Union for a second time. Du Preez was selected for the second time for in the Du Preez was then rested along with a host of other players for the game against Namibia to give fellow scrum-half Francois Hougaard some game time. then finished their group on top with a 13–5 victory over Samoa.
In the knockout stage the Springboks were defeated by Australia.
Du Preez had his injured shoulder operated on late in 2011, and used most of 2012 to fully recover. To the delight of his Springbok fans, he was again selected for in the 2013 Rugby Championship and the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests.