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Johann Tromp
Namibian rugby union player
Johannes Adriaan Tromp (born 23 December 1990) is a Namibian rugby union player, who plays with Strela from Kazan in domestic rugby in Russia. He was named in Namibia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1] He plays as a scrum-half or fullback.
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| Full name | Johannes Adriaan Tromp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Windhoek Technical High School, Windhoek Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria, ETA Sport Conditioning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
He played junior rugby at the Pumas. He played for the Welwitschias in the Vodacom Cup and Provincial Cup, before moving to Eastern Province in the Currie Cup. He made a single appearance for the Southern Kings in a 2017 Super Rugby round 4 loss against the Sharks, Tromp coming off the bench for 13 minutes.[2][3]
In 2017 he returned to the Welwitschias, where he spent 2 seasons before moving to Russia playing for Strela-Agro Kazan in the Russian Rugby Championship.[4][5]
International career
He played in the 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, with Namibia coming 5th in the tournament, only losing to the USA in the pool stages.
He earned his first cap on the 10 November 2012 against Zimbabwe in Windhoek.[6] He featured in all of Namibias matches in the 2015 Rugby World Cup scored 2 tries against Tonga and Argentina.[7][8] He again featured in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, playing in 3 matches.[9] He retired from international rugby in 2022.[10]
- "Johan Tromp Rugby World Cup Profile". Rugby World Cup. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Kings boost Super squad". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Luckless Lambie 'in good spirits'". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Johan Adriaan TROMP - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Johan Tromp – Namibian Rugby". 15 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Johannes Adriaan Tromp". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Coupe du Monde 2015 - Présentation de la Namibie". 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Rugby World Cup". 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Johan TROMP profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- Rugby News, Americas (7 November 2022). "Namibia adds ex-Wallabies flanker to touring squad". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- Johan Tromp at ESPNscrum
- Johan Tromp at ItsRugby.co.uk
