Jaco_Pretorius

Jaco Pretorius

Jaco Pretorius

Retired South African rugby union player

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


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