Johann Tromp

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Johann Tromp
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Tromp with Namibia in 2015
Full nameJohannes Adriaan Tromp
Date of birth (1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
SchoolWindhoek Technical High School,
Windhoek Gymnasium
University University of Pretoria,
ETA Sport Conditioning
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half / Fullback
Youth career
2010–2011 Flag of South Africa.svg Pumas
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011-2013 Flag of Namibia.svg Western Suburbs RC - (-)
2014–2015 Flag of Namibia.svg Wanderers RC - (-)
2015–2016 Flag of Namibia.svg Welwitschias 14 (41)
2016–2017 Flag of South Africa.svg Eastern Province Kings 8 (15)
2017 Flag of South Africa.svg Southern Kings 1 (0)
2017–2020 Flag of Namibia.svg Welwitschias 12 (50)
2020- Flag of Russia.svg Strela 23 (64)
Correct as of 11 January 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia under-20 4 (24)
2012–2022 Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 45 (100)
Correct as of 11 January 2024

Johannes Adriaan Tromp (born 23 December 1990) is a Namibian rugby union player, who plays with Strela from Kazan in domestic rugby in Russia. He was named in Namibia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [1] He plays as a scrum-half or fullback.

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Career

Club career

He played junior rugby at the Pumas. He played for the Welwitschias in the Vodacom Cup and Provincial Cup, before moving to Eastern Province in the Currie Cup. He made a single appearance for the Southern Kings in a 2017 Super Rugby round 4 loss against the Sharks, Tromp coming off the bench for 13 minutes. [2] [3]

In 2017 he returned to the Welwitschias, where he spent 2 seasons before moving to Russia playing for Strela-Agro Kazan in the Russian Rugby Championship. [4] [5]

International career

He played in the 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, with Namibia coming 5th in the tournament, only losing to the USA in the pool stages.

He earned his first cap on the 10 November 2012 against Zimbabwe in Windhoek. [6] He featured in all of Namibias matches in the 2015 Rugby World Cup scored 2 tries against Tonga and Argentina. [7] [8] He again featured in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, playing in 3 matches. [9] He retired from international rugby in 2022. [10]

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References

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