Jaco Pretorius

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Jaco Pretorius
Birth nameJaco Christiaan Pretorius
Date of birth (1979-12-10) 10 December 1979 (age 42)
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006—2009 Golden Lions 16 (25)
2009—2011 Blue Bulls 7 (-)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001—2008 Lions ()
2008—2011 Bulls ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-2007 Springboks 2 (0)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2006 Springboks Sevens

Jaco Pretorius (born 10 December 1979) is a retired South African rugby union outside centre.[1][2]

Biography[]

Pretorius was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1979.[1] He began playing for the Lions in 2001[3] and served as the Springboks Sevens captain in 2006.[4][5][6][7] In 2007, he was part of the Emerging Springboks team that won the IRB Nations Cup.[8][9]

He played two games for Barbarian F.C. in 2008[10][11] before signing a three-year deal with the Bulls;[3] his debut game was February 14 against the Queensland Reds.[2] The team won the Currie Cup and the Super 14 Final the following year.[12][13] They also won the 2010 Super 14 Final, though Pretorius was forced to sit out two games into the season due to a fractured eye socket.[14][15][16] In 2011, after fourteen years of playing rugby, Pretorius announced he would be retiring due to a back injury.[17][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "JACO PRETORIUS South Africa". ESPN. n.d. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ a b "Pretorius wins Bulls debut against Reds". ESPN. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ a b "Bulls snag Lions star". Planet Rugby. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Enlarged SA Sevens squad". News24. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ "Springbok Sevens gear themselves up for Wellington". ESPN. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. ^ "Lions Sevens Bok at flyhalf". News24. 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  7. ^ "Boks name four new caps for tour". BBC. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  8. ^ "Emerging Springboks clinch IRB Nations Cup". Super XV. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  9. ^ "Pretorius: Nations Cup an eye-opener". World Rugby. 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  10. ^ a b "Pretorius hangs up his boots". 25 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Rugby Union - Gartmore Challenge - England vs. Barbarians". Getty Images. 2008. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  12. ^ "Bulls lift Currie Cup in thriller". ESPN. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  13. ^ "The Bulls blitz the Chiefs to win the 2009 Super 14 final". Rugby Dump. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  14. ^ "Jaco Pretorius & Derick Kuun ruled out for Bulls". Super XV. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  15. ^ "Superb Bulls secure back-to-back titles". ESPN. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  16. ^ "Bulls off to the perfect start". IOL. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  17. ^ "Back injury forces Jaco Pretorius to retire". Rugby 15. 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

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