Boom Prinsloo

Full name	Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar Prinsloo
Date of birth	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank / Number Eight Youth career 2007–2010 Free State Cheetahs Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 UFS Shimlas 8 (35) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2016 Free State Cheetahs 37 (60) 2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0) 2013 Free State XV 3 (25) 2012–2017 Cheetahs 51 (70) 2017–2018 Blue Bulls XV 12 (35) 2017 Blue Bulls 8 (5) Correct as of 13 July 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2012 South Africa Sevens 7 Correct as of 13 April 2018
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition

Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar "Boom" Prinsloo (born 12 March 1989) is a former South African rugby union player who regularly played as a loose forward. He made 51 appearances for the Cheetahs in Super Rugby from 2012 to 2017, and played domestically for the Free State Cheetahs from 2010 to 2016 and for the Blue Bulls in 2017 and 2018. He also played rugby sevens for South Africa from 2010 to 2012.

He retired from rugby in September 2018.^[1]

Career

Prinsloo is a Bloemfontein native and represented the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Cheetahs in Super Rugby.^[2]

He previously played for the UFS Shimlas in the 2010 Varsity Cup where he notched up a seven tries in eight appearances and won the competitions' 'Player that Rocks' award.^[3]

International

Prinsloo represented the Blitzbokke between 2010 and 2012 and played in a total of 7 IRB Sevens World Series tournaments.^[4]