Poens Prinsloo

Josua "Poens" Prinsloo (11 October 1935 – 13 June 2017) was a South African international rugby union player.

Poens Prinsloo

Full name	Josua Prinsloo
Date of birth	(1935-10-11)11 October 1935
Place of birth	Piketberg, South Africa
Date of death	13 June 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 81)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86.2 kg (190 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1955–63 Northern Transvaal 24 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1963 South Africa 1 (0)

Prinsloo was born and raised in the town of Piketberg in Cape Province.^[1]

In 1959, Prinsloo represented South Africa as a pole vaulter.^[2]

Prinsloo, a policeman by profession, played rugby for Northern Transvaal and was capped once by the Springboks, deputising for number eight Doug Hopwood against the touring 1963 Wallabies at Ellis Park.^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players