Petrus du Plessis explained

Petrus du Plessis
Birth Name:	Petrus du Plessis
Birth Date:	31 May 1981
Birth Place:	Hermanus, South Africa
Height:	1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:	122kg (269lb)
School:	University of Salford
Ru Position:	Prop
Ru Proclubs:	St Helens Orrell Sedgley Park Nottingham Saracens London Irish Glasgow Warriors
Ru Clubcaps:	40 7 153 21 158 23 7
Ru Clubpoints:	(20) (10) (30) (10) (10) (10) (0)
Ru Clubyears:	2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2009 2009-2010 2010-2017 2017-2018 2018-2020
Ru Clubupdate:	3 August 2018
Ru Coachyears:	2019-2020
Ru Coachclubs:	Glasgow Warriors (Scrum) 2020-2023 Wallabies scrum coach web
Url:	https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/11/04/petrus-du-plessis-says-he-wants-wallabies-scrum-the-best-in-the-rugby-world

Petrus du Plessis (born in Hermanus, South Africa, May 31, 1981) is a professional rugby coach and former player, most recently for Glasgow Warriors. He played as a Tighthead Prop and acted as player-coach at the club.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Professional career

He joined Saracens in the 2009-10 season from Nottingham. Whilst at Saracens he helped them win three Premiership titles in 2011, 2015 and 2016. He was a replacement in 2011 but started in both 2015 and 2016.^{[2] [3] [4]} He also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2016 and 2017.^{[5] [6]}

On 2 June 2017 it was announced du Plessis would be moving to London Irish for the 2017-18 English Premiership season.^[7]

He was released from London Irish and signed by Glasgow Warriors on 9 October 2018.

Coaching career

He was made scrum coach of Glasgow Warriors on 3 June 2019. He was signed until 2021 in a deal which also involved playing when required.^[8] He departed the club in July 2020.^[9] In September 2020 he was employed by Rugby Australia to become the scrum coach for the Wallabies Rugby team.

Acting career

du Plessis also made his acting debut after appearing in London Fields^[10] as Marmaduke's carer alongside Billy Bob Thornton and Theo James. He also joined the cast of Gatwick Gangsters in 2014.^[11]

Physiotherapy career

du Plessis is also a qualified physiotherapist and graduated from the University of Salford in 2008.

References

12. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/the-mystery-man-charged-with-turning-wallabies-scrum-into-a-weapon-20201104-p56bgk.html

External links

• Saracens Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coaching team for 2019/20 season confirmed - Glasgow Warriors. www.glasgowwarriors.org.
2. Web site: Leicester 18-22 Saracens . . 28 May 2011 . 14 May 2019.
3. Web site: Premiership final: Bath 16-28 Saracens . . 30 May 2015 . 14 May 2019.
4. Web site: Premiership final: Saracens 28-20 Exeter Chiefs . . 28 May 2016 . 14 May 2019.
5. Web site: Saracens beat Racing 92 to win first European Champions Cup. . 14 May 2016 . 11 October 2020.
6. Web site: European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title. . 13 May 2017 . 11 October 2020.
7. Web site: NEW SIGNING: Exiles capture two-time European Rugby Champions Cup winner. London Irish. London Irish Scottish Richmond Ltd.. 2 June 2017.
8. Web site: I am really happy to commit to @GlasgowWarriors until 2021 as scrum coach. Maybe a bit of playing as well. To learn from Dave Rennie and the other world class coaches here is invaluable! Glasgow Warriors has a special culture and I want to be part of it! #wearewarriorspic.twitter.com/SOM0BPA3MP. Petrus du. Plessis. 3 June 2019.
9. Web site: Kelly Brown returns to Glasgow. 2020-08-04. Glasgow Warriors. en.
10. Web site: London Fields 2015 Full Cast & Crew. IMDB.
11. Web site: Petrus du Plessis Actor. IMDB.