Cornell du Preez
| Full name | Cornell Gerhard du Preez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117.8 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Framesby High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | North West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | No.8 / Flanker | ||
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| Youth Career | |||
| – | Leopards, S.A. Academy | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011 | NWU Pukke Edinburgh Academicals Heriots |
5 | (0) |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2013–present | Edinburgh | 49 | 60 |
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Correct as of 22 April 2015
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2012–2013 | Eastern Province Kings | 23 | 55 |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2013 | Kings | 16 | (15) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011 2017-present |
South Africa U20 Scotland |
5 2 |
(5) (0) |
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Correct as of 18 March 2017
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Cornell du Preez is a South African born Scotland international rugby union player, currently playing with Edinburgh Rugby.
He was born in Port Elizabeth, but went to North West University in Potchefstroom, where he played in the Varsity Cup for NWU Pukke. 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 first assigned to Edinburgh Academicals when not in use by Edinburgh Rugby.
He was assigned to Heriots in 2015-16.
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.
He was released during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season to join Alan Solomons at Edinburgh Rugby for the 2013–14 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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