Piet Pretorius (rugby union)

Petrus Ingenas Lourens 'Piet' Pretorius (born 17 August 1964) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Piet Pretorius
Birth namePetrus Ingenas Lourens Pretorius
Date of birth (1964-08-17) 17 August 1964 (age 59)
Place of birthEllisras (now Lephalale), Limpopo
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hans Strijdom, Mookgophong, Limpopo
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Pretoria RC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1994 Northern Transvaal 64 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992 South Africa

Playing career edit

Pretorius played his provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal and made his debut for the union on 1989. He was a member of the Northern Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1991.[2] Pretorius toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992.[3] He did not play in any test matches on tour, but played in six tour matches for the Springboks.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Piet Pretorius". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. p. 280. ISBN 0958406227. OCLC 35978057.
  4. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.