Spanner Pretorius
Appearance
Full name | Johannes Hendrik Pretorius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Klerksdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Klerksdorp High School / THS Middelburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | North West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Hendrik "Spanner" Pretorius (born 22 October 1987) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played for Template:Rut Falcons.[1] His regular position is loose-forward.
Career
He played for Potchefstroom-based university side Template:Rut NWU Pukke in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions and also played for the provincial team the Template:Rut Leopards in those seasons. He made his first class debut for them in the 2011 Vodacom Cup game against Template:Rut 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]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Spanner Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 14–43 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Green, Michael (27 November 2012). "Grens vul spens met 5 nuwelinge". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 27 November 2012.