Sharks flyhalf Rob du Preez signs for Sale
Du Preez gets offer to rejoin Manchester club after impressing during a three-month stint there
Just a few days after SA Rugby revealed a new contracting model designed to keep top players in the country‚ Sharks flyhalf Rob du Preez has announced he is leaving. The 25-year-old Du Preez will join Manchester club Sale Sharks after the 2019 Super Rugby competition on a three-year deal. Du Preez spent three months at the club in the off-season and impressed with his work ethic‚ performances and skill. “I’m delighted to have signed for Sale and was very flattered when Dimes [Sale Director of Rugby Steven Diamond] called and asked if I would consider joining the boys full-time in Manchester‚” Du Preez said.
“It was an extremely difficult decision to leave the Sharks and Durban‚ especially with the family connections I have here. “But I feel as though it is the right time in my career for a new challenge‚ a change of scenery and feel I can continue to test myself in the Gallagher Premiership after the taster I had in 2018. “The club have extremely high ambitions and with the ca...
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