Career
His regular position is flanker. Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
While playing school rugby for Grey College in Bloemfontein, De Wet was selected for the Free State Cheetahs Under-16 side that played at the 2005 Grant Khomo Week. His next provincial representation only came after he moved to Potchefstroom to join the Leopards.
He was part of the Leopards U21 sides that played in the 2009 and 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championships.
He also became a regular player for Potchefstroom-based university side the Northwestern University Pukke in the Varsity Cup competition, playing for them in four seasons between 2011 and 2014, making in excess of twenty appearances in the competition and helping them reach their first final for five seasons in 2014, where they lost in dramatic fashion to the UCT Ikey Tigers. Leopards
He played first class rugby since 2011.
His first ever senior appearance came during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition. He started their match against Argentinean invitational side the Pampas XV in Potchefstroom.
He made two more starts in this competition – against the Sharks XV in Durban and at home against Western Province, which also saw De Wet score his first try at provincial level as he dotted down in the third minute of the game.
His very next game saw De Wet score two tries in their match against the Golden Lions, but it wasn"t enough as they lost the match 36–53. He scored four of those in one match, a 53–28 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Potchefstroom.
