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TOP 14

Bordeaux-Bègles sur un N.8 de Sale pour remplacer Tatafu

Par Neil Fissler
Dan du Preez était déjà dans le viseur de l'UBB il y a deux ans, mais Sale n'avait pas voulu libérer son joueur. (Photo by Bob Bradford - CameraSport via Getty Images)

On le sait, l’Union Bordeaux-Bègles s’est déjà mis en quête d’un N.8 pour la saison prochaine, avec le départ annoncé de l’international japonais Tevita Tatafu, qui devrait rejoindre la Japan League One.

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Le leader actuel du Top 14 a posé tout en haut de sa pile le CV du l’ancien Springbok Dan du Preez (sept sélections), qui évolue pour le moment aux Sale Sharks.

Du Preez (29 ans, 1,96 m, 112 kg) a rejoint le club de la banlieue de Manchester avec son jumeau Jean-Luc en juillet 2019 en provenance des Sharks de Durban, rejoignant ainsi un troisième membre de la fratrie, Rob, au sein du club.

Du Preez est sous contrat avec les Sharks jusqu’à la fin de la saison 2025-2026, mais des sources sud-africaines ont affirmé à RugbyPass qu’un transfert pouvait être envisagé à la fin de la saison en cours. Le joueur le verrait en tout cas d’un bon œil.

L’UBB avait déjà tenté le coup avec du Preez il y a deux ans

Le 3e ligne a disputé près de 100 rencontres sous le maillot des Sharks et jouera son premier match de la saison demain soir contre Newcastle. Les Falcons sont actuellement entraînés par Steve Diamond, le coach qui a fait venir les trois frères dans le nord de l’Angleterre.

Du Preez n’a pas foulé les terrains depuis janvier, à la suite d’une grave blessure au genou contractée contre Gloucester. Ce n’est pas la première fois qu’il est lié à un départ de Sale.

En 2021, les jumeaux du Preez étaient pistés par leur ancien club en Afrique du Sud, mais Sale ne leur avait pas accordé de bon de sortie.

Il y a deux ans déjà, les Girondins souhaitaient parvenir à un accord pour faire venir le puissant N.8, qui peut aussi jouer 2e ligne, mais les Sharks avaient une nouvelle fois repoussé l’offre.

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Cet article a été publié initialement en anglais sur RugbyPass.com et adapté en français par Jérémy Fahner.

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dw 13 minutes ago
The 'magic 64' could turn Australia's fortunes this November

Don't think he has a league background.


Keen to see more of Jack Bowen. He also looks like his dad! Another son of a former wallaby

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frandinand 20 minutes ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

What my French wife was laughing at was your pomposity in assuming you know all about the French psyche and how it's been impacted by invasion and how that has lead to French teams not touring overseas.


In fact she found them so amusing she sent them to her siblings in France who were simarly amused. Her brother was also confused by your nom de plume but I explained it was a misspelling and was meant to be Ed the Dick.


And as for your momentous discovery that the French react better when addressed in their own language why we were all breathless with admiration and wondered why we had never thought of that.


I don't know what nationalty you are and don't care but find it breathtaking that after a few visits to France you assume your knowledge is so superior to other people.

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frandinand 44 minutes ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

Totally agree Nick. According to Ed the Dick it's all because of France being invaded twice.

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RedWarrior 1 hour ago
BBC’s The One Show to host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 draw

A year before is not bad for the womens.


In the men's France were ranked #3 when the tournament happenned but the rankings were taken 4 years before when they were #6 so they got NZ in their group.

Ireland were ranked #1 for longer than anyone else leading up to the 2023 were ranked #5 for the draw and so got put in a group with South Africa!

Worst of all, Scotland who were ranked #5 when the 2023 tournament came around were ranked #9 for the draw and got South Africa and Ireland in their pool.

None of the improvements made by France, Ireland and Scotland mattered. England and Wales deteriorated badly after 2019 but that didn't matter either. They were in the top 4 seeds for the draw even though Wales were barely inside the top #10 at the tournament.


Its always been like that. It's no wonder the same teams keep winning: anyone improving gets punished by the draw.

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BC 2 hours ago
Abby Dow to sit out England's WXV 1 decider

For Abby Dow, the best winger in the world, not to play she must be injured. Most other positions are interchangeable, and at least all the main contenders are getting valuable competitive game time and experience. It is essential for Red Roses continued success to see others coming up behind them after the 2025 WC. I can see several big international retirements thereafter, M Packer, Scarratt, Hunt and even perhaps Alex Matthews, and there will be some further down the line who won't make the 2029 WC

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Longshanks 3 hours ago
Can New Zealand beat the world's best without Barrett at 10?

Agree. For me even if Mo'unga returns, and I also pray that he does, we're going to need a backup. I'd be fine with BB or DMac covering first five and full back from the bench, but terrified if they had to start at #10 against Ireland, South Africa , France or even England in a must win game. Jacomb looks the best of the fresh crop, for me. With Cameron out of Super Rugby next year it'll be interesting who plays 10 for the Hurricanes. I've heard Ruben Love wants to play there , but another fullback to first five? No thanks

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Rooksie 3 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

Wow 30 years ago France won 2 test matches in NZ ..awesome seeing as they have played each other in NZ 31 tests ..4 wins for France..u can guess how many for NZ

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Ed the Duck 3 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

Wasting your time GD, some people just won’t be told…

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Hellhound 4 hours ago
Can New Zealand beat the world's best without Barrett at 10?

Willie Le Roux is sensational for the Bulls. His experience and tactical nouse is just amazing. That type of experience can't be lost and Rassie is exploiting the experienced players to the max in how he manages his players and games. The youngsters learn a lot from them.

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Hellhound 4 hours ago
Can New Zealand beat the world's best without Barrett at 10?

Nice analysis.

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Hellhound 4 hours ago
The Premiership Rugby response to latest league merger speculation

I enjoy the URC. It's going from strength to strength every season. 3 different winners from 3 different countries in 3 seasons, 4 if the truncated Rainbow Cup gets included where Benetton beat the Bulls in the final. All the ratings would drop if SA teams gets dropped. The Currie Cup is dead. It was dead the moment Super Rugby started. There is contracts, so it won't be as easy as people think to drop SA and Italy from the URC. It won't be financially viable to the URC and it's sponsors like CVC. I might be wrong, but the URC is already seen as the best competition except for the Top 14 and the Champions Cup.

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GrandDisse 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

They can have these thoughts, but Brennus remains the graal for the club which pays them, so I am not sure they would like to jeopardize that. There were some discussions about this in June as a lot of players could have accessed to their first cap this summer in case of semi-final defeat, but the consensus remains focusing on the club performance first.

Besides, a poor show in semi-final would not encourage the staff to select them for the tour.

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GrandDisse 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

True that, at least the tour replicates the situation of a team isolated in an unusual environment, albeit for a shorter period.


Regarding the top 14 comparison, I believe the results are a bit biased as teams tend to regularly send a B squad - or at best a mixed team - which partly explains the poor performance away. Toulouse's excellent season last year was built upon the unexpectedly good results of their second string players.

But indeed that means the main players are not used to play away, except for 6 nations.

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Bull Shark 5 hours ago
Rory Underwood's other-worldly England record may never be broken

And who cares anyway with 5 other international players having scored more tries in their career (and for their respective teams) - and a few others pretty likely to overtake him at some point.


A pointless article.

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Bull Shark 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

Thanks. I’m not here for your respect nor adoration.

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Bull Shark 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

To a featured comment?

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Bull Shark 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

I knew it.

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Carlos 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

I don’t like you either, nor respect you.

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RugCs 5 hours ago
The Premiership Rugby response to latest league merger speculation

I wish that this would happen. Let the insolvent English clubs merge with the dirt poor Welsh regions so that they can be thumped weekly by Irish and Scottish provincial teams.


Finally SARU will be forced to reinvest into a 10 or 12 team Currie Cup and its happy days again when there were 60 000 people showing up for tribal rivalries. Alas this may only happen after 2030 when the planets align for CVC.

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NB 5 hours ago
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

Who wouldn't pay to see Atonio v the little Ox and Meafou v Etzebeth?

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