Bok flyhalf signs for French Top 14 leaders
UPDATE: Robert du Preez’s new team has been revealed.
The 32-year-old will leave Sale Sharks at the end of the current season and head to France,
This week, Top 14 leaders Aviron Bayonnais officially unveiled him as a future player.
He will join his former Sale Sharks teammate Manu Tuilagi in Bayonne ahead of the 2026/2027 season.
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Robert du Preez s’engage en provenance des Sales Sharks Γ compter de la saison prochaine 🔜
AprΓ¨s avoir cΓ΄toyΓ© Manu Tuilagi en Angleterre, il viendra apporter sa polyvalence sur la ligne des 3/4 👊#Top14 #rugby pic.twitter.com/Ts2dVfeLio
β Aviron Bayonnais (@avironrugbypro) October 7, 2025
Du Preez won his first cap for South Africa against Wales in a Test played in Washington, DC in 2018.
He has gone on to make more than 160 appearances for Sale, many alongside younger brothers Jean-Luc and Dan, and he has scored 881 points.
He also clocked up 76 consecutive Prem starts β a league record β and last season his 1,520 minutes were bettered by only two players.
“All my focus and commitment now is making this a season to remember.” – RDP
Read more here – https://t.co/EnxFtG8pRN pic.twitter.com/iyYGYiATnX
β Sale Sharks 🦈 (@SaleSharksRugby) October 7, 2025
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