Team glory the priority for Du Preez

SOUTH AFRICAN rugby sensation Fourie du Preez hopes to round off a near-perfect season by helping his side finish on a high note at Croke Park on Saturday.

Another five-star performance could well yield Du Preez a further accolade — the IRB Player of the Year Award, for which he is in the running yet again.

Du Preez is, along with Irish skipper Brian O’Driscoll, in line for the honour but is quite happy to leave it in the northern hemisphere as long as the Springboks round off the season with a win this weekend.