Jean-Luc du Preez (born 5 August 1995 is a South African rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership.
He played off the bench in their 61–5 victory over Scotland[9] and started their next match against hosts New Zealand, helping South Africa to a 33–24 win.
[13] He recovered in time for the final against England and played off the bench just after half-time, but could not prevent South Africa losing the match 20–21 to finish the competition as runners-up.
[14] He returned to domestic action to play a key part in the Sharks U19 side that played in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship; he made twelve appearances and scored tries a total of seven tries,[15] including two in their match against Golden Lions U19,[16] to help them qualify for the semi-finals, where they lost 20–43 to the Blue Bulls U19s.
[27] He played off the bench in their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.
[29] He also started their matches against Free State XV[30] and Boland Cavaliers[31] and played off the bench against the SWD Eagles.
[32] He made six appearances and scored one try during his loan spell,[33] which was cut short after he picked up an injury in their match against Gloucester.
[35] He went on to make 27 appearances for Sale Sharks in the 2019-20 season, scoring tries against Bath in the Gallagher Premiership and La Rochelle in the Champions Cup.
[42] In 2016, Du Preez was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.
[49] Du Preez was initially called up to the South Africa 'A' for the 2017 mid-year rugby union internationals, with two matches scheduled against the French Barbarians.
[64] Du Preez was named as part of the South Africa 'A' squad which would play Munster during the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals.