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Muller du Plessis
Full name Hillegard Muller du Plessis Date of birth (1999-06-25 ) 25 June 1999 (age 24 ) Place of birth Bethlehem Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in ) Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb ) School Paarl Gimnasium Notable relative(s ) JP du Plessis
Hillegard Muller du Plessis (born 25 June 1999) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup . He is former rugby sevens player for the South Africa Sevens team. Having won two World Rugby Sevens Series titles, as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal.[1] [2]
Early life and schoolboy rugby [ edit ]
Du Plessis was born in Bethlehem in South Africa's Free State province as the son of Charl and Anneline du Plessis.[citation needed ] He initially attended primary school in Reitz , where he represented local provincial union the Griffons at Under-12 level, before moving to Paarl and enrolling at the Paarl Gimnasium Primary School. In 2012, Du Plessis represented Western Province at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament held in Bloemfontein ,[3] appearing in four matches at inside centre and scoring a try in their opening match against the Pumas .[4]
At high school level, Du Plessis attended and played rugby for Paarl Gimnasium . He was included in the Western Province squad for the 2015 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, only to withdraw through injury. In the same year, he was selected in the South African Rugby Union 's High Performance program.[5]
In 2016, he was named in Western Province's squad for the Under-18 Craven Week tournament held in Durban .[6] He started all three matches, scoring two tries in their second match against the Sharks ,[7] and helping them to a 27–20 victory over the Golden Lions in the main match[8] to be crowned unofficial champions.[9] At the conclusion of the tournament, Du Plessis was included in the South Africa Schools squad for the Under-19 International Series,[10] helping the team to victories over Wales ,[11] France — scoring two tries in a 42–3 win[12] — and England .[13]
Du Plessis captained Paarl Gimnasium's first team during 2017,[5] and was again included in the Craven Week side for the tournament in Johannesburg .[14] He started all three matches at the tournament, scoring tries in matches against the Pumas [15] and the Free State Cheetahs .[16] He received a second call-up to the South Africa Schools squad for the 2017 edition of the Under-19 International Series,[17] but could not prevent the team suffering defeats to Wales,[18] France[19] and England, with Du Plessis scoring two tries in the final match in a 22–52 defeat.[20]
Rugby career [ edit ]
After finishing school, Du Plessis signed a contract to join the Durban -based Sharks team, and also linked up with the South African Sevens Academy in Stellenbosch .[5] He was included the academy squad that competed at two events in the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens ,[21] helping them to win both the Punta Del Este Sevens in Uruguay and the Viña del Mar Sevens in Chile .
Shortly after returning to South Africa, Du Plessis was called up by the senior squad to travel to the 2018 Hamilton Sevens as their reserve player,[22] but a pulled hamstring resulted in Du Plessis being a late withdrawal from the team.[23] This setback proved to be minor, as he was included in their next squad for the 2018 USA Sevens ,[24] [25] where he duly made his debut. He also appeared at the events in Canada (where he scored his first try in the series),[26] Hong Kong (where he scored 7 tries for the team)[27] and Singapore ,[28] in a season that saw South Africa go on to win the series by pipping Fiji to the title.[29]
Du Plessis returned to the fifteen-man version of the sport when he was called up to the South Africa Under-20 squad for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship held in France.[30] He did not feature in their opening match of the tournament against Georgia , but was named in the starting lineup for their second match against Ireland . He scored a try in the 19th minute of the match to set his team on the way to a 30–17 victory.[31] However, he was replaced at half-time, and a gluteal muscle injury ruled him out of the remainder of the championship.[32]
He returned to domestic action in South Africa for the Sharks in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.[33]
In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham .[34] [35] [36] [37]
References [ edit ]
^ "HSBC Sevens World Series : Muller du Plessis" . World Rugby . Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ "SA Rugby Squad – WP : 2012 U13 Craven Week" . South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP 36–5 Pumas" . South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ a b c "Du Plessis' Blitzboks inclusion indicative of superb selection process" . Keo . 30 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "DHL WP schools teams announced" (Press release). Western Province. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province U18 60–5 Sharks U18" . South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province U18 27–20 Bidvest Golden Lions U18" . South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "WP show their class at U18 Coca-Cola Youth Weeks" . South African Rugby Union . 16 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Moerat and Van der Schyff to lead SA Schools teams" . South African Rugby Union. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016 .
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 23–17 Wales U18" . South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 42–3 France U19" . South African Rugby Union. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 13–12 England U18" . South African Rugby Union. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016 .
^ "WP Rugby 2017 DHL WP Youth Week teams announced" (Press release). Western Province. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Coca-Cola Craven Week - Match 4, Day 1" . South African Rugby Union . 17 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Coca-Cola Craven Week - Match 29, Log" . South African Rugby Union . 22 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "SA Schools team announced for U19 Series" . South African Rugby Union . 27 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "U19 International Series - Match 2, Log" . South African Rugby Union . 11 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "U19 International Series - Match 2, Log" . South African Rugby Union . 11 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "U19 International Series - Match 2, Log" . South African Rugby Union . 11 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "SA Rugby Sevens Academy team off to South America" . South African Rugby Union . 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Newcomers keen to add to Blitzbok effort" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Du Preez joins Blitzboks as injuries mount" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Muller du Plessis handed Blitzboks debut in Las Vegas" . IOL Sport . 2 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Snyman back to lead Blitzboks in North America" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Powell looking for perfect balance in Canada Sevens" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
^ "Human to lead Blitzboks to Hong Kong Sevens" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
^ "Let's play some sevens, Blitzboks style - Powell" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "SA make history with consecutive World Series titles" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Moerat to lead Junior Boks to U20 World Champs" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "U20 World Rugby Championship - Match 10, Pool Stage" . South African Rugby Union . 3 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Coetzer, Buthelezi to join Junior Boks in France" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ "Squad: Cell C Sharks U19" . South African Rugby Union . Retrieved 9 July 2018 .
^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games" . news24.com . Retrieved 2 August 2022 .
^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games" . sarugby.co.za . Retrieved 2 August 2022 .
^ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold" . the Guardian . 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games" . www.world.rugby . 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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