Daan du Plessis

Daan du Plessis
Birth name	Daniël Coenraad du Plessis
Date of birth	9 August 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
School	Hoër Volkskool, Potchefstroom
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Tighthead prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	University of Pretoria
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1973	Northern Transvaal
International career
Years	Team
1977–1980	South Africa

Daniël Coenraad du Plessis (born 9 August 1948 in Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

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Du Plessis played for Northern Transvaal in the South African Currie Cup competition. He was selected on the replacement bench for the Springboks during the test series against the 1976 visiting All Blacks, but did not get any game time. Du Plessis made his debut for the Springboks against the touring World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria. He played his second and last test match for the Springboks against the South American Jaguars on 3 May 1980 at Kings Park Stadium in Durban.^[2]

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No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	World XV	45–24	Tighthead prop		27 August 1977	Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
2.	South American Jaguars	18–9	Tighthead prop		3 May 1980	Kings Park Stadium, Durban

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[1]
"Daan du Plessis". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
[2]
Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 97 & 99. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.

Playing career