Daniel du Plessis rugby player
Daniel du Plessis rugby player

Daniel du Plessis

17th Mar 1995 1.87m/98kg Inside Centre

URC Recognises The League's Finest

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the BKT United Rugby Championship edges closer to crowning its 2023/24 champion, the winners of the annual URC Awards will be announced over the coming weeks.     The annual URC Awards...

Dan Sheehan has been named the URC Players’ Player of the Season

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The award is voted for by the league’s captains and vice-captains and the 24-year-old came out on top in a poll which was conducted at the end of the regular campaign.   It is the second time...

Franco Smith Named Coach of the Season

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Franco Smith has been named the Coach of the Season for 2022/23.   The 50-year-old Glasgow Warriors boss has had a stunning debut campaign in charge, leading the team to the Scottish...

Johan Goosen picks up the Gilbert Golden Boot Award

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Johan Goosen has been named the winner at the 2022/23 URC Awards picking up the Gilbert Golden Boot.     This prize recognises the season’s most accurate place-kicker,...

URC Awards: Try of the Season & Ironman Named

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Benetton centre Joaquin Riera and Emirates Lions full-back Quan Horn have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards list picking up Try of the Season and the Ironman awards respectively.   Benetton...

URC Awards: 2022/23 Elite XV Has Been Named

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

All five participating nations were represented in the United Rugby Championship Elite XV for the 2022/23 season.   Ireland accounted for six of the 15 players selected, which were determined by...

Second-half blitz sees Stormers march on

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Stormers booked a home tie in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 as they grinded out a 30-16 win over ASM Clermont Auvergne in Cape Town on Saturday.   Stormers took control of the...

Match Report: Stormers see off 13-man London Irish

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stomers secured their second win in Heineken Champions Cup Pool B as they cruised to a 0-0 victory at 13-man London Irish on Sunday.   The South African outfit made it back-to-back victories...

Super Rugby Team of the Week 3  

7 years ago by The Pundits

  After doing such a great job last weekend, we thought we would get @justus_beets to save our bacon again this week by giving us his breakdown of each Super Rugby match in the South African...

WP lose Du Plessis again

8 years ago by Rugby 365

INJURY UPDATE: Centre Daniel du Plessis was the only casualty from Western Province's 36-6 bonus-point win over the Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth last weekend.