San Diego Legion signed JP Du Plessis for a second Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old center from South Africa is 6’1″ and 196 lbs.
He attended Reitz School and began playing rugby union and then switching to Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch from 2007-09, majoring in Business/Commerce.
While at Paul Roos he played rugby with Western Province Academy, playing with the Under-16s in Grant Khomo Week in 2007 and with the Under-18s for Craven Week in 2009. The latter led to his selection to the National 2009 South African Schools team.
In 2010 he played rugby league for the Sydney Roosters, representing the Under-20s in the 2010 Toyota Cup.
In 2011 he played with the Super Rugby Melbourne Rebels and with Western Province with the Under-21s in the Provincial Championship. In 2012 he played with,
He moved to France in 2013 to play with Top 14 team Montpellier, but after one match, a knee injury curtailed his season. During the 2014-15 season, he played with the Free State Cheetahs and with Free State XV in the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He then played with the Eastern Province Kings and the Southern Kings.
Du Plessis joined the San Diego Legion after the MLR season began last year. He immediately helped the team as they advanced to the MLR Semifinals. He should be even more of a force in 2019.
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