Jaco Pretorius

Jaco Pretorius
Birth nameJaco Christiaan Pretorius
Date of birth (1979-12-10) 10 December 1979
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 22 (80)
2009—2011 Blue Bulls 26 (35)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001—2008 Lions 29 (35)
2008—2011 Bulls 30 (5)
International career
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. "JACO PRETORIUS South Africa". ESPN. n.d. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. "Pretorius wins Bulls debut against Reds". ESPN. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Bulls snag Lions star". Planet Rugby. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Enlarged SA Sevens squad". News24. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Springbok Sevens gear themselves up for Wellington". ESPN. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Lions Sevens Bok at flyhalf". News24. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "Boks name four new caps for tour". BBC. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Emerging Springboks clinch IRB Nations Cup". Super XV. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. "Pretorius: Nations Cup an eye-opener". World Rugby. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  10. "Pretorius hangs up his boots". 25 October 2011.
  11. "Rugby Union - Gartmore Challenge - England vs. Barbarians". Getty Images. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. "Bulls lift Currie Cup in thriller". ESPN. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. "The Bulls blitz the Chiefs to win the 2009 Super 14 final". Rugby Dump. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. "Jaco Pretorius & Derick Kuun ruled out for Bulls". Super XV. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  15. "Superb Bulls secure back-to-back titles". ESPN. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  16. "Bulls off to the perfect start". IOL. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  17. "Back injury forces Jaco Pretorius to retire". Rugby 15. 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2021.


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