Conway Pretorius

Conway Pretorius

Personal information
Born	4 July 1992 Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Strand, Strand
University	Harmony Sports Academy, Virginia
Club information
Playing position	Number Eight
Current club	Kelso
Youth career
2011	Griffons U19
2013	Boland U21
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2015–	Kelso		()
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2014	Boland Cavaliers	5	(15)
2014	→ Griquas	0	(0)
2015	Perugia	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 May 2014. † Appearances (Points).

Conway Pretorius (born 4 July 1992 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Scottish National League Division One side Kelso.^[1] His regular position is number eight.

Career

Youth

He was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Strand in the Western Cape. After high school, he joined the Harmony Sports Academy in Virginia, where he also got involved with the Griffons U19 side, playing in all their matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B competition and helped the Griffons win the title by beating the Border U19 team in the final in Wellington.^[2] He also played in the promotion/relegation match against the SWD U19, but the Griffons lost the match and remained in Division B.^[3]

In 2013, he moved back to the Western Cape to join the Boland Cavaliers. He was again an ever-present in the Boland U21 side that finished second on the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship log^[4] and lost in the final to the Eastern Province U21 side in Nelspruit.^[5] Pretorius scored five tries during the competition, including a brace against SWD U21.^[6]

Boland Cavaliers

In 2014, he graduated to the Boland Cavaliers' Vodacom Cup side. He made his first class debut by starting in the Third Round of the 2014 Vodacom Cup, when Boland travelled to Swellendam to face the SWD Eagles.^[7] In just his second first class match, Pretorius scored a hat-trick of tries in a 15-minute spell during the first half of the match to help his side secure a 24–19 victory over Kenyan invitational side Simba XV.^[8] He retained his spot in the run-on side for the remainder of the competition, making five appearances in total.

Griquas

He joined Northern Cape side Griquas on a two-month deal for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition.^[9]

Perugia

At the start of 2015, Pretorius joined Italian Serie A side Perugia.^[10] However, he left after just half a season with the side.^[11]

Kelso

Pretorius then moved to Scotland where he joined Scottish National League Division One side Kelso.^[12]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Conway Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
2. "Match Breakdown: Border vs Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
3. "Match Breakdown: SWD vs Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
4. "Full Log : ABSA Under-21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
5. "Match Breakdown: EP Kings vs Boland". South African Rugby Union. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
6. "Match Breakdown: Boland vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
7. "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
8. "Match Breakdown: Tusker Simba XV vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
9. "Hawies verbeter GW se diepte" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
10. "Rugby Perugia, serie A, alla Barton arriva il sudafricano Conway Pretorius" (in Italian). Giornale dell'Umbria. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
11. "Rugby, c’è Bellettato per la Barton Perugia". UmbriaOn (in Italian). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
12. "Player Profiles - Kelso Rugby Football Club". Kelso RFC. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.