Poens Prinsloo
| Full name | Josua Prinsloo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 October 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piketberg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 June 2017 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86.2 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josua "Poens" Prinsloo (11 October 1935 – 13 June 2017) was a South African international rugby union player.
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Poens Prinsloo". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Ex-Bok, Bulls No 8 dies". News24. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Springboks Reshuffle Test Lineup". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1963. p. 48 – via National Library of Australia.