Sarel Pretorius

Sarel Pretorius
Personal information
Full nameSarel Johannes Pretorius
Born18 April 1984
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
School(s) attendedReitz High School
Club information
Playing positionScrum-Half
Current clubFree State Cheetahs / Cheetahs
Youth career
2003Griffons
2005Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2006–07Falcons37(80)
2007–11Griquas65(125)
2008–11Cheetahs38(75)
2012Waratahs14(10)
2012–15Free State Cheetahs33(70)
2013–15Cheetahs33(40)
2015–Newport Gwent Dragons0(0)
Representative team(s)
2008Emerging Springboks3(0)
2009Royal XV1(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 12 July 2014.

Sarel Johannes Pretorius is a South African rugby player who plays at scrum half.[1]

Career

During 2007–11 he played in the Currie Cup for Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the Cheetahs in 2009 against the Western Force. In 2010 and 2011 he played in every match. In the 2011 Super Rugby competition he equalled Bjorn Basson from the Bulls as the top tryscorer with nine tries. In 2008 he played for the Emerging Springboks and in 2009 he played for the Royal XV against the touring British and Irish Lions.

Pretorius signed for the Waratahs for two years starting in 2012.[2] After just a single season, however, he returned in 2013 to the Cheetahs to play Super Rugby again for them.[3]

In January 2015, Pretorius announced that he would join the Welsh regional team Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]

References

  1. "ESPN SCRUM / Super Rugby 2011 / Players & Officials / Sarel Pretorius". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "Waratahs sign rising star Pretorius from Cheetahs". Sydney Morning Herald. Rugby Heaven. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "Pretorius to play Super Rugby for Cheetahs in 2013". rugbyweek.com. 7 Sep 2012. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
  4. "Newport Gwent Dragons secure scrum-half Sarel Pretorius". BBC. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.