JC Pretorius
| Full name | Johannes Christoffel Pretorius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Secunda, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Christoffel Pretorius (born 29 January 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team and a rugby union player for the Blue Bulls U21s.[1] His regular position is flanker.
He represented the Pumas at the 2015 and 2016 Craven Week tournaments — culminating in a call-up to the South Africa Schools squad for the Under-19 International Series in August 2016 — before moving to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls. He was named in the Bulls' wider training squad prior to the 2019 Super Rugby season,[2] but was also included in the South Africa national sevens squad prior to the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[3]
In January 2019, Pretorius was named the Blitzboks' travelling reserve for the Hamilton Sevens,[4] and a week later, he was included in the main squad for the Sydney event.[5]
References[]
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JC Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Vermeulen, Specman and Hendricks amongst new faces in Vodacom Bulls wider training squad" (Press release). Bulls. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Final push for Blitzboks as World Series looms" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Dry, Gans recalled for Blitzboks' Australasian jaunt" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Big week for Pretorius capped with Blitzboks debut" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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