Trompie Pretorius

Trompie Pretorius

Personal information
Full name	Jerome Pretorius
Nickname	Trompie
Born	22 March 1988 Boksburg, South Africa
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended	Voortrekker High School
Club information
Playing position	Centre
Current club	Pumas
Youth career
2004–09	Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012	UP Tuks	9	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2010–11	Sharks (Currie Cup)	18	(35)
2012	Blue Bulls	4	(5)
2012–15	Pumas	61	(70)
Representative team(s)^‡
2013	South Africa President's XV	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Jerome "Trompie" Pretorius is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the Pumas in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions.^[1][2]

Pretorius regularly plays as a centre and has previously represented the Sharks, Blue Bulls and UP Tuks.

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup^[3] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.^[4]

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.^[5] Pretorius made nine appearances during the season, scoring one try.

References

1. "Trompie Pretorius SA Rugby Player Profile". sarugby.net. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
2. "Trompie Pretorius itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
3. "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
4. "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
5. "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.