Piet Pretorius (rugby union)

Piet Pretorius

Birth name	Petrus Ingenas Lourens Pretorius
Date of birth	(1964-08-17) 17 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Ellisras (now Lephalale), Limpopo
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
School	Hoërskool 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

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

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]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 577

References

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.