Bader Pretorius

Bader-Werner Pretorius (born 16 May 1997) is a German^[1] South African-born rugby union player for Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship. His regular position is fly-half.

Bader Pretorius

Full name	Bader-Werner Pretorius
Date of birth	(1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
School	Michaelhouse
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Current team Jersey Reds Youth career 2010 Western Province 2013–2015 Sharks 2016–2018 Golden Lions Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Southern Kings 9 (18) 2021– Jersey Reds () Correct as of 11 February 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 South Africa Schools 'A' 3 (19) Correct as of 2 February 2019

Pretorius was born in Johannesburg. He represented Western Province and the Sharks at school level and played for the South Africa Schools 'A' team in the Under-18 International Series in 2015.

After school, Pretorius joined the Golden Lions academy, playing for them at Under-19 and Under-21 level between 2016 and 2018. He was released by the Golden Lions at the end of 2018,^[2] and joined Pro14 side the Southern Kings.^[3] He made his first class debut in their match against Edinburgh, scoring a try seven minutes after coming on as a replacement in a 25–21 victory.^[4]

Following the disbandment of Southern Kings, Pretorius signed for RFU Championship side Jersey Reds ahead of the 2020–21 season.^[5]