Jean du Plessis

Jean du Plessis (born 24 November 1998) is a South African cricketer.He was included in the South Western Districts squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for South Western Districts against Northern Cape on 16 September 2016. He made his List A debut for South Western Districts in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 16 October 2016. He made his first-class debut for South Western Districts on 1 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup. Quotes I believe I will be a good leader for this team, and the boys are easy to lead and are willing to follow. For me, it’s about doing my job as a 10, and to instil composure and confidence in the team, and to make sure that we are sharp mentally and physically. Western Province rugby runs deep in the blood with me and my family, and for me to captain this great union, it’s really a great honour for me. It’s something I won’t take lightly, and it’s something I am really looking forward to, For me, playing flyhalf my whole life, it sort of comes with a leadership role as well – controlling the game and the plays, and I’ve always had that… It’s always come naturally to me, so I don’t think much will change on Saturday. Maybe the only thing is that I will be able to speak to the refs He’s a 10 who can play very similarly to Manie (Libbok), which is what we need if we want to stay true to our game model. He’s just a natural leader and so competitive, and I hope that rubs off on the rest of the team. The wolf is in charge of the chickens now, so let’s see what happens! I think that has definitely come back to the Stormers and WP brand, and I think it has a lot to do with the coaches, with Dobbo and them setting clear missions, knowing who we are, identity … This is the core group of players whose mission it is to bring the Currie Cup home, and you will get your time and minutes on the pitch to improve, develop and grow. It will put us in good stead come the latter part of the season New WP captain Jean-Luc du Plessis heeds advice from dad Carel: ‘We are sort of cut from the same cloth’, September 2023, IOL by Ashfak Mohamed External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Cricketers from South Africa