André Pretorius
Full name | André Stefan Pretorius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alberton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Rand Afrikaans University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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André Stefan Pretorius (born 29 December 1978 in
He spent the first decade of his career (between 1999 and 2009) in
Career
Pretorius made his international debut for the
After playing in another Test against
He returned to international duties in July 2003 as a reserve in the 52–16 loss against the All Blacks during the 2003 Tri Nations Series. He was moved to fullback for the following match against Australia which the Springboks lost 29–9. He next played for the Springboks on 23 July 2005 as fly-half against Australia during the 2005 Tri Nations Series, which the Springboks won 22–16, with Pretorius landing a drop goal. He played at fly-half in the subsequent matches and earned another international cap in November in the 34–23 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires.
After undergoing major surgery, Pretorius turned out for the
In 2007, he returned to the national side and became Jake White's 2nd-choice fly-half to Butch James, playing an extensive reserve role in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, coming on as a replacement in the final which South Africa won 15–6 against England.
On 19 June 2009, Perth-based Super Rugby franchise the Western Force announced Pretorius as its international marquee-signing for the 2010 Super 14 season.[2] However, he failed to appear in any matches for the side and he returned to South Africa to rejoin the Lions.
In May 2011, he signed up with
He returned to South Africa to play for the Potchefstroom-based Leopards at the start of 2012. He had one more spell in France, this time with Carcassonne for the 2013–14 Rugby Pro D2 season. In 2014, he returned to the Leopards once again, where he made a further 12 appearances in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series and 2014 Currie Cup First Division before announcing his retirement as a player.[4]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Lions 74–15 @lantic Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Force sign Springbok Pretorius". Planet Rugby. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Andre Pretorius replaces Henson at Toulon". Rugby Week. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "First Div: Griffons v Falcons in Final". Rugby365. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – André Pretorius". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- André Pretorius on genslin.us