\n<\/p>\n
Sale Sharks number eight Dan du Preez will leave at the end of the season to join fellow Prem side Bath.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 30-year-old has spent seven years with Sale, making 121 appearances and scoring 24 tries.<\/p>\n
Du Preez joined alongside twin brother Jean Luc du Preez on an initial loan deal<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n “I’m really excited to be joining Bath,” he said. “It’s a great club with huge ambition and incredible support behind it, and I can’t wait to get started and contribute to what the squad is building.”<\/p>\n Because of injury, Du Preez has been limited to only seven appearances for Sale this season and has started just once in the Prem.<\/p>\n Du Preez, who will leave alongside his other brother Rob at the end of the season, has made a total of six appearances for South Africa since making his debut in 2017.<\/p>\n He will take the place of Alfie Barbeary in the Bath squad, with the 25-year-old heading to Saracens<\/a> in the summer.<\/p>\n Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson said: “Dan has been a fantastic servant to the club and I’ve absolutely loved working with him.<\/p>\n “I know I speak for everyone at Sale Sharks when I say that we’re gutted he’s leaving, and we’re really going to miss him, on and off the pitch. I wish him all the very best for the future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n