Boom Prinsloo

Boom Prinsloo
Full name Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar Prinsloo
Date of birth (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
School Grey College, Bloemfontein
University University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank / Number Eight
Current team Blue Bulls
Youth Career
2007–2010 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 UFS Shimlas 8 (35)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2016 Free State Cheetahs 37 (60)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2013 Free State XV 3 (25)
2012–2017 Cheetahs 49 (70)
2017–present Blue Bulls 0 (0)
Correct as of 17 July 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2012 South Africa Sevens 7 ()
Correct as of 23 July 2013
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Team competition

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 Bulls and Currie Cup rugby with the Blue Bulls.

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 a seven tries in eight 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. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Boom Prinsloo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "Prinsloo Rocks the most". varsitycup.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. "Blitzbokke hit Middelburg". Sport 24. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.


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