Boom Prinsloo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar Prinsloo | ||
Nickname | Boom | ||
Born |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | 12 March 1989||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
University | University of the Free State | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Flank / Number Eight | ||
Current club | Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2010 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | ||
2010 | UFS Shimlas | 8 | (35) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2010–present | Free State Cheetahs | 37 | (60) |
2011 | Emerging Cheetahs | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Free State XV | 3 | (25) |
2012–present | Cheetahs | 49 | (70) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2010–2012 | South Africa Sevens | 7 | () |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 17 July 2016. |
Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar "Boom" Prinsloo (born 12 March 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer who regularly plays as a loose forward. He plays Super Rugby with the Cheetahs and Currie Cup rugby with the Free State Cheetahs.
Career
Prinsloo is a Bloemfontein native and currently represents the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Cheetahs in Super Rugby.[1]
He previously played for the UFS Shimlas in the 2010 Varsity Cup where he notched up an impressive 7 tries in 8 appearances and won the competitions' 'Player that Rocks' award.[2]
International
Prinsloo represented the Blitzbokke between 2010 and 2012 and played in a total of 7 IRB Sevens World Series tournaments.[3]
Reference List
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Boom Prinsloo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Prinsloo Rocks the most". varsitycup.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Blitzbokke hit Middelburg". Sport 24. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Boom Prinsloo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk profile