Robert du Preez rugby player
Robert du Preez rugby player

Robert du Preez

30th Jul 1993 1.92m/98kg Fly Half

Eleven Twin Brothers In Rugby

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Professional rugby is somewhat of a family business with there being numerous examples of fathers and sons representing clubs and countries with the same being said of brothers.   While...

What If The Springboks Needed To Select Players From Europe and Australasia For The Rugby Championship?

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienaber is set to kick off his tenure as the new Springbok coach during the Rugby Championship which is set to be held exclusively in New Zealand. However, Nienaber has...

Blood Brothers - Siblings In Rugby

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The genes required for good rugby players run stronger in some families than in others. We take a look at 10 sets of brothers in the modern and recent era who have made it to the top.   Mako and...

Rugby's Biggest Bruisers - Part Five

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In the fifth edition of Rugby’s Biggest Bruisers we put the spotlight on some well-known, rough and tough back-rowers from Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand.       Sean O’Brien: Known...

Each Premiership Club's Best Signing This Season

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the Premiership currently on pause due to the global pandemic, we take a look at the season so far and picked out the top signing from each club.   With nine rounds remain in the...

Picking a form South African XV from the Premiership

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Premiership is home to 40 South African born players with 10 of those 40 on Sale Sharks' payroll.   The South Africans are some of the best players in the league, we take a look at form...

Premiership Rugby Week 13 Wrap Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

      Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints Northampton Saints put their shoulders to the wheel to grind out a tough win against Worcester Warriors, thereby putting an end to their...

Weekend Round Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Season over for Highlanders captain James Lentjes     Highlanders will have to be without their captain James Lentjes for the rest of the season after the 29-year-old suffered an ankle...

Gloucester 17-23 Sale Sharks: Visitors withstand second-half fightback

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Billy Twelvetrees contributed 12 points for Gloucester, but Sale Sharks held on for another Premiership victory. Sale Sharks claimed their seventh win of the Premiership season, temporarily moving them...

Du Preez Brothers Making Waves at Sale Sharks

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

2019 saw Rob, Jean-Luc and Dan Du Preez swap one Sharks brand for another when Sale secured all three valuable signatures.   The trio have been a major hit with players and fans alike, adding to...