Phillipus Jacobus Snyman 'JP' du Plessis (born 29 April 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays centre position for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the U.S. Du Plessis previously played for the San Diego Legion in the MLR.

[5] Du Plessis was then one of two South African youngsters that moved to Australia to join rugby league side the Sydney Roosters, the other being Brian Skosana.

He made seven appearances for the Western Province U21 side during the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries which included four in their 38–42 loss to the Golden Lions U21s in Johannesburg.

[20] However, he failed to break into the first team at Montpellier due to suffering a knee injury and featured in just one match for them, coming on as a late replacement in a 25–18 victory over Grenoble.

[22] He made five starts and five appearances off the bench for the Bloemfontein-based side, scoring a try in their match against the Pumas[23] as the Free State Cheetahs finished in fifth spot to miss out on the play-offs.