I play for pride of family - Du Plessis

26 April 2016 - 02:37
By Craig Ray

Stormers flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis carries one of the proudest names in South African rugby history, but he is unfazed by the burden of expectation that comes with it. His father, Carel, played for Western Province and the Springboks with distinction, earning the moniker "the prince of wings".His uncles Willie and Michael were also distinguished Bok centres, while third uncle, Jacques, a wing, was probably unlucky to play provincial rugby in the leanest years of isolation.

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