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born 1982 South Africa
Petrus Fourie du Preez (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fuˈri du ˈpri.ə] born 24 March 1982) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a scrum-half for the Bulls between 2001 and 2011 and the Suntory Sungoliath between 2011 and 2016.
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As I got older, I knew privately that I could be the difference. But at no stage did I have a sense of how other guys saw me.
During the period you speak about, though, I knew exactly where I stood in the game and what my worth to the team was.
The two months before I retired was the toughest of my career because I was conflicted about whether I wanted to continue playing or not.
I had offers from England, France and options to stay in Japan.
Those things never destroyed my confidence. In 2011, after I came back [to the Springboks] from Japan, most of the critics said I was done.
I’m not sure what the next step into the business world is, but I’ve been learning at Fledge Capital for three years and I’m still enjoying it.
I never really thought about it, although I would often sit in a Bulls or Bok change room and be inspired by the quality of players in there with me.
I never doubted myself for one second. In fact, I felt like I was the best I had ever been
It happened to me once and I made the decision that I would never lose money again
I’d rather the money spent on giving average players provincial contracts be used to get the best coaches and coaching resources, and have them invest their energy into a small pool of highly gifted players.
So I guess it’s not a stretch to think I did the same for them.
Once I made the decision it was quite easy. But getting there was hard because I felt like I had more to give
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