Boom Prinsloo

Boom Prinsloo
Personal information
Full name Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar Prinsloo
Nickname Boom
Born (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended Grey College, Bloemfontein
University University of the Free State
Club information
Playing position Flank / Number Eight
Current club Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2007–2010 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2010 UFS Shimlas 8 (35)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2010–present Free State Cheetahs 37 (60)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2013 Free State XV 3 (25)
2012–present Cheetahs 49 (70)
Representative team(s)
2010–2012 South Africa Sevens 7 ()

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 17 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 July 2013.

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 Cheetahs and Currie Cup rugby with the Free State Cheetahs.

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 an impressive 7 tries in 8 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. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. "Blitzbokke hit Middelburg". Sport 24. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

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