JC Pretorius

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JC Pretorius
Full nameJohannes Christoffel Pretorius
Date of birth (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Secunda, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
School Laerskool Goedehoop/Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Lions / Golden Lions
Youth career
2014–2016 Pumas
2017–2019 Blue Bulls
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Lions 19 (15)
2023– Golden Lions 9 (20)
Correct as of 26 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 South Africa Schools 3 (0)
2019–2022 South Africa Sevens 122 (250)
Correct as of 17 January 2023
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Johannes Christoffel Pretorius (born 29 January 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team and a rugby union player for the Emirates Lions in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup. [1] His regular position is flanker.

Biography

Pretorius represented the Pumas at the 2015 and 2016 Craven Week tournaments — culminating in a call-up to the South Africa Schools squad for the Under-19 International Series in August 2016 — before moving to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls. He was named in the Bulls' wider training squad prior to the 2019 Super Rugby season, [2] but was also included in the South Africa national sevens squad prior to the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. [3]

In January 2019, Pretorius was named the Blitzboks' travelling reserve for the Hamilton Sevens, [4] and a week later, he was included in the main squad for the Sydney event. [5]

In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JC Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vermeulen, Specman and Hendricks amongst new faces in Vodacom Bulls wider training squad" (Press release). Bulls. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Final push for Blitzboks as World Series looms" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dry, Gans recalled for Blitzboks' Australasian jaunt" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Big week for Pretorius capped with Blitzboks debut" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.


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