Piet Pretorius (rugby union)
Petrus Ingenas Lourens 'Piet' Pretorius (born 17 August 1964) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
Birth name | Petrus Ingenas Lourens Pretorius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 577
References
- "Piet Pretorius". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- 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.
- Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.
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