Sarel Pretorius

Sarel Pretorius

Personal information
Full name	Sarel Johannes Pretorius
Born	(1984-04-18) 18 April 1984 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
School(s) attended	Reitz High School
Club information
Playing position	Scrum-Half
Current club	Newport Gwent Dragons
Youth career
2003	Griffons
2005	Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2006–07	Falcons	37	(80)
2007–11	Griquas	65	(125)
2008–11	Cheetahs	38	(75)
2012	Waratahs	14	(10)
2012–15	Free State Cheetahs	33	(70)
2013–15	Cheetahs	39	(45)
2015–	Newport Gwent Dragons	0	(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2008	Emerging Springboks	3	(0)
2009	Royal XV	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 June 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 12 July 2014.

Sarel Johannes Pretorius is a South African rugby player who plays at scrum half. He currently plays for Welsh Pro12 side Newport Gwent Dragons.

Career

During 2007–11 he played in the Currie Cup for Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the Cheetahs 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 Cheetahs to play Super Rugby again for them.

In January 2015, Pretorius announced that he would join the Welsh regional team Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2014–15 season.