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

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. During 2007–2011 he played in the

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for

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and made his Super Rugby debut for the in 2009 against the

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. In 2010 and 2011 he played in every match. In the 2011 Super Rugby competition he equalled

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from the

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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

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. 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

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regional team the

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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

side

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from the 2018-19 season.

External links

Dragons profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pretorius, Sarel Cheetahs (rugby union) players Living people White South African people South African rugby union players New South Wales Waratahs players Griquas (rugby union) players Free State Cheetahs players Falcons (rugby union) players Dragons RFC players Rugby union scrum-halves 1984 births South African expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Australia South African expatriate sportspeople in Australia Rugby union players from Bloemfontein Southern Kings players