Quick Facts
Biography
Ivan-John du Preez (born 23 June 1994 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player for theEastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup. He can play as a loose-forward or a winger.
Career
Youth
He represented theEastern Province Kings at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and for theEastern Province U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship season.
He joined the Stellenbosch Rugby Academy in 2013 and was also a member of theWestern Province side that competed at the 2013 World Club 7s.
During the 2014 Varsity Cup Young Guns competition, he started all three matches for theNMMU Young Guns, playing at wing and centre.
Senior career
He was called up into theEastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition and was included on the bench for their first match of the competition against Kenyan representative sideSimba XV. 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 theBorder Bulldogs 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 theSWD Eagles.