Spanner Pretorius

Johannes Hendrik "Spanner" Pretorius (born 22 October 1987) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played for Falcons.^[1] His regular position is loose-forward.

Spanner Pretorius

Full name	Johannes Hendrik Pretorius
Date of birth	(1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School	Klerksdorp High School / THS Middelburg
University	North West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) No 8 / Flanker Youth career 2005–2006 Leopards Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 NWU Pukke 13 (15) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 Leopards 28 (20) 2013 Border Bulldogs 20 (10) 2014 Falcons 5 (0) Correct as of 25 April 2014

Career

He played for Potchefstroom-based university side NWU Pukke in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions and also played for the provincial team the Leopards in those seasons. He made his first class debut for them in the 2011 Vodacom Cup game against Boland Cavaliers^[2] and quickly established himself as a regular starter.

He then joined the Border Bulldogs for the start of the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition.^[3]