Boom Prinsloo

Boom Prinsloo
Personal information
Full nameJohannes Gerhardus Pienaar Prinsloo
NicknameBoom
Born12 March 1989
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
School(s) attendedGrey College, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Club information
Playing positionFlank / Number Eight
Current clubFree State Cheetahs / Cheetahs
Youth career
2007–10Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2010UFS Shimlas8(35)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2010–Free State Cheetahs37(70)
2012–Cheetahs36(45)
Representative team(s)
2010–12S.A. Sevens7()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 July 2013.

Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar "Boom" Prinsloo (born 12 March 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer who regularly plays as a loose forward.

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

  1. "Boom Prinsloo SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. "Prinsloo Rocks the most". varsitycup.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. "Blitzbokke hit Middelburg". Sport 24. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

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