Ivan-John du Preez

Ivan-John du Preez (born in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . He usually plays as a loose-forward.

Career

Youth

He represented the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and for the side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship season.

He joined the Stellenbosch Rugby Academy in 2013 and was also a member of the side that competed at the 2013 World Club 7s.

During the 2014 Varsity Cup Young Guns competition, he started all three matches for the , playing at wing and centre.

Senior career

He was called up into the squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and was included On the Bench for their first match of the competition against Kenyan representative side . He came on as a half-time replacement to make his first class debut for the team. He was promoted to the starting line-up for their next match against near-neighbours the in Grahamstown and marked his first start by scoring a 72nd minute try to help the Kings to a 60–6 victory. He also scored a try in their match against the