Piet Pretorius (rugby union)

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Piet Pretorius
Birth namePetrus Ingenas Lourens Pretorius
Date of birth (1964-08-17) 17 August 1964 (age 56)
Place of birth Ellisras (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)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Pretoria RC ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1989–1994 Northern Transvaal 64 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 South Africa

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

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Playing career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Piet Pretorius". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  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.


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