Conway Pretorius

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Conway Pretorius
Date of birth (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
School Hoërskool Strand, Strand
University Harmony Sports Academy, Virginia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight
Current team Griquas
Youth career
2011 Griffons U19
2013 Boland U21
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Kelso ()
2016–2017 Durbanville-Bellville ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Boland Cavaliers 5 (15)
2014 → Griquas 0 (0)
2015 Perugia ()
2017 Western Province 4 (0)
2017–present Griquas 26 (45)
2019 → Boland Cavaliers 1 (0)
Correct as of 3 September 2019

Conway Pretorius (born 4 July 1992 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is number eight.

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Career

Youth

Pretorius was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Strand in the Western Cape. After high school, he joined the Harmony Sports Academy in Virginia, where he also got involved with the Griffons U19 side, playing in all their matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B competition and helped the Griffons win the title by beating the Border U19 team in the final in Wellington. [2] He also played in the promotion/relegation match against the SWD U19, but the Griffons lost the match and remained in Division B. [3]

In 2013, he moved back to the Western Cape to join the Boland Cavaliers. He was again an ever-present in the Boland U21 side that finished second on the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship log [4] and lost in the final to the Eastern Province U21 side in Nelspruit. [5] Pretorius scored five tries during the competition, including a brace against SWD U21. [6]

Boland Cavaliers

In 2014, he graduated to the Boland Cavaliers' Vodacom Cup side. He made his first class debut by starting in the Third Round of the 2014 Vodacom Cup, when Boland travelled to Swellendam to face the SWD Eagles. [7] In just his second first class match, Pretorius scored a hat-trick of tries in a 15-minute spell during the first half of the match to help his side secure a 24–19 victory over Kenyan invitational side Simba XV. [8] He retained his spot in the run-on side for the remainder of the competition, making five appearances in total.

Griquas

Pretorius joined Northern Cape side Griquas on a two-month deal for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition. [9]

Perugia

At the start of 2015, Pretorius joined Italian Serie A side Perugia. [10] However, he left after just half a season with the side. [11]

Kelso

Pretorius then moved to Scotland where he joined Scottish National League Division One side Kelso. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Conway Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 10-21 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD 18-14 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 59-19 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland 56-24 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 46-17 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tusker Simba XV 19-24 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hawies verbeter GW se diepte". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rugby Perugia, serie A, alla Barton arriva il sudafricano Conway Pretorius" (in Italian). Giornale dell'Umbria. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rugby, c'è Bellettato per la Barton Perugia". UmbriaOn (in Italian). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Player Profiles – Kelso Rugby Football Club". Kelso RFC. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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