{"id":478784,"date":"2026-03-16T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478784\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:29:09","slug":"springbok-dan-du-preez-to-leave-sale-sharks-with-prem-rivals-circling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478784\/","title":{"rendered":"Springbok Dan du Preez to leave Sale Sharks with PREM rivals circling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/sharks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharks<\/a> have confirmed that Dan du Preez will leave the club at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has spent the past seven years of his career with Sale, joining from the Sharks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/south-africa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Africa<\/a> alongside his brother, Jean-Luc, in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Dan will follow in the footsteps of Jean-Luc, who left the club at the end of last season to join Bordeaux-Begles, and alongside his other brother, Rob, who will also leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/sale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sale<\/a> at the end of the season to join Bayonne.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/top-14\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 14<\/a> does not appear to be the next destination for the seven-cap Springbok, however, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/news\/bath-close-in-on-dan-du-preez-signing-second-prop-heads-for-exit-door\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RugbyPass <\/a>previously reporting that Gallagher PREM rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/bath\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bath<\/a> are in line to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>Despite injuries limiting the back-row to just seven appearances this season, he has played 121 games for the club, scoring 24 tries, and has become a popular figure among the Sale fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>Fixture<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher Premiership<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/103.png.webp.png\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> Exeter Chiefs <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773674949_858_110.png.webp.webp\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> Sale <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/live\/exeter-chiefs-vs-sale\/?g=948539\/\" class=\"link-box\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve loved my time at Sale,\u201d he said. \u201cThe past six and a half years have been a privilege. I\u2019ve made some incredible memories on and off the pitch, and made lifelong friends along the way in the players and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis club has meant so much to me, and I\u2019ve grown not just as a player, but more importantly, as a person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family and I have made Manchester our home, our boys were born here and we\u2019ve had the joy of watching them grow up here. I\u2019ve been lucky enough to share this experience with my brothers and their families, making memories I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Si, Michelle, Ged, and Soraya, thank you for making it possible for me to join this great club. Your support, love and dedication to Sale is unmatched and the club is very fortunate to have owners who care as much as you do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the fans, thank you for your incredible support, loyalty and your energy on match days. You\u2019ve made this journey one that will always stick with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson added: \u201cDan has been a fantastic servant to the club and I\u2019ve absolutely loved working with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I speak for everyone at Sale Sharks when I say that we\u2019re gutted he\u2019s leaving, and we\u2019re really going to miss him, on and off the pitch. I wish him all the very best for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sale Sharks have confirmed that Dan du Preez will leave the club at the end of the season.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-478784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}