Derick Minnie

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use South African English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Derick Minnie

| image =

| fullname = Derick Johannes Minnie

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}}

| birth_place = Alberton, South Africa

| height = 1.86 m

| weight = 95 kg

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Marais Viljoen High School

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Flanker

| currentclub = Zebre

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| years1 = 2006–2016

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}

| apps1 = 28

| points1 = 30

| years2 = 2006–2014

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}

| apps2 = 70

| points2 = 110

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Lions XV}}

| apps3 = 1

| points3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2015

| clubs4 = {{Rut|Lions}}

| apps4 = 63

| points4 = 35

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = → {{Rut|Sharks}}

| apps5 = 3

| points5 = 15

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Zebre

| apps6 = 40

| points6 = 15

| amatyears1 = 2008

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UJ}}

| amatapps1 = 6

| amatpoints1 = 5

| clubupdate = 13 July 2018

}}

Derick Johannes Minnie (born 1986) is a South African rugby union player for Italian Pro14 side Zebre. He plays as a flanker.

In 2013, he was named in the {{Rut|Sharks}} touring squad for their 2013 Super Rugby season,{{cite web | url=http://www.sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=1888464 | title=Sharks Touring Squad | work=Sharks | date=18 April 2013 | access-date=18 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} but returned to the Lions for the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Zebre

He joined Italian Pro12 side Zebre for the 2016–17 Pro12 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/15180/10552942/pro12-season-preview-scottish-and-italian-teams | title=PRO12 season preview: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Treviso and Zebre | work=Sky Sport | date=30 August 2017 | access-date=30 August 2016}}

Minnie played 783 minutes, scoring 15 points{{cite web | url=http://rd.pro12rugby.com/statzone/players.php?player=127983&includeref=dynamic | title=PRO12 Player Archive | work=PRO12 | date=8 May 2017 | access-date=21 August 2017}} in the 2016 - 2017 season for Zebre, playing 14 games in the Pro12, starting 11 and coming on as substitute for 3, he received 1 yellow card.

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