Spanner Pretorius

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Spanner Pretorius
Full nameJohannes Hendrik Pretorius
Date of birth (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School Klerksdorp High School /
THS Middelburg
University North West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) No 8 / Flanker
Youth career
2005–2006 Leopards
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2012 NWU Pukke 13 (15)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2012 Leopards 28 (20)
2013 Border Bulldogs 20 (10)
2014 Falcons 5 (0)
Correct as of 25 April 2014

Johannes Hendrik "Spanner" Pretorius (born 22 October 1987) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played for Falcons. [1] His regular position is loose-forward.

Career

He played for Potchefstroom-based university side NWU Pukke in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions and also played for the provincial team the Leopards in those seasons. He made his first class debut for them in the 2011 Vodacom Cup game against Boland Cavaliers [2] and quickly established himself as a regular starter.

He then joined the Border Bulldogs for the start of the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. [3]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Spanner Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 14–43 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. Green, Michael (27 November 2012). "Grens vul spens met 5 nuwelinge". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 27 November 2012.