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Sarel Pretorius

South African rugby union player

Summary

South African rugby union player

Field	Value
name	Sarel Pretorius
fullname	Sarel Johannes Pretorius
birth_date
birth_place	Bloemfontein, South Africa
height
weight	84 kg
school	Reitz High School
position	Scrum-Half
currentclub
youthyears1	2003
youthclubs1
youthyears2	2005
youthclubs2
years1	2006–2007
clubs1
apps1	37
points1	80
years2	2007–2011
clubs2
apps2	65
points2	125
years3	2008–2011
clubs3
apps3	38
points3	75
years4	2012
clubs4
apps4	14
points4	10
years5	2012–2015
clubs5
apps5	33
points5	70
years6	2013–2015
clubs6
apps6	39
points6	45
years7	2015–2018
clubs7
apps7	72
points7	70
years8	2019–present
clubs8
apps8	7
points8	5
repyears1	2008
repteam1	Emerging Springboks
repcaps1	3
reppoints1	0
repyears2	2009
repteam2	Royal XV
repcaps2	1
reppoints2	0
clubupdate	4 May 2019
repupdate	22 September 2017

Sarel Johannes Pretorius (born 18 April 1984) is a South African rugby player who plays at scrum half for the in the Pro14.

During 2007–2011 he played in the Currie Cup for Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the in 2009 against the Western Force. In 2010 and 2011 he played in every match. In the 2011 Super Rugby competition he equalled Bjorn Basson from the Bulls as the top tryscorer with nine tries. In 2008 he played for the Emerging Springboks and in 2009 he played for the Royal XV against the touring British and Irish Lions.

Pretorius signed for the Waratahs for two years starting in 2012. After just a single season, however, he returned in 2013 to the to play Super Rugby again for them.

In January 2015, Pretorius announced that he would join the Welsh regional team the Dragons at the end of the 2014–2015 season. He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2017-18 season.

On 20 March 2018, Pretorius returns home to South Africa to join newly Pro14 side Southern Kings from the 2018-19 season.

References

"ESPN SCRUM / Super Rugby 2011 / Players & Officials / Sarel Pretorius". ESPN Scrum.
(1 July 2011). "Waratahs sign rising star Pretorius from Cheetahs". Rugby Heaven.
(7 Sep 2012). "Pretorius to play Super Rugby for Cheetahs in 2013". rugbyweek.com.
(30 January 2015). "Newport Gwent Dragons secure scrum-half Sarel Pretorius". BBC.
(20 March 2018). "Pro14: Scrum-half Sarel Pretorius to leave Dragons for Kings". BBC Sport.

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