{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Boom Prinsloo | image = | full_name = Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar Prinsloo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|03|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Bloemfontein, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.88}} | weight = {{cvt|101|kg|lb stlb}} | occupation = | school = Grey College, Bloemfontein | university = University of the Free State | relatives = | position = Flank / Number Eight | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} | years1 = 2010–2016 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} | apps1 = 37 | points1 = 60 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Emerging Cheetahs}} | apps2 = 1 | points2 = 0 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = {{Rut|Free State XV}} | apps3 = 3 | points3 = 25 | years4 = 2012–2017 | clubs4 = {{Rut|Cheetahs}} | apps4 = 51 | points4 = 70 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}} | apps5 = 12 | points5 = 35 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | apps6 = 8 | points6 = 5 | amatyears1 = 2010 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} | amatapps1 = 8 | amatpoints1 = 35 | repyears1 = 2010–2012 | repteam1 = South Africa Sevens | repcaps1 = 7 | reppoints1 = | clubupdate = 13 July 2018 | repupdate = 13 April 2018 | medals = {{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens }} {{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalBronze | 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 {{Rut|Cheetahs}} in Super Rugby from 2012 to 2017, and played domestically for the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} from 2010 to 2016 and for the {{Rut|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.<ref name="Boom to call it a day">{{cite press release | url=http://thebulls.co.za/news/boom-to-call-it-a-day | title=Boom to call it a day | publisher=Bulls | date=25 September 2018 | access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref>
==Career==
Prinsloo is a Bloemfontein native and represented the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} in the Currie Cup and the {{Rut|Cheetahs}} in Super Rugby.<ref name="SARU Player Profile Boom Prinsloo">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=42672 | name=Boom Prinsloo | date=30 May 2016}}</ref>
He previously played for the {{Rut|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.<ref name="Prinsloo Rocks the most">{{cite web |url=http://varsitycup.co.za/varsity-shield/cut/11-news/varsity-cup-news/624-Prinsloo_Rocks_the_most |title=Prinsloo Rocks the most |work=varsitycup.co.za |access-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130723161412/http://varsitycup.co.za/varsity-shield/cut/11-news/varsity-cup-news/624-Prinsloo_Rocks_the_most |archive-date=23 July 2013 }}</ref>
==International==
Prinsloo represented the Blitzbokke between 2010 and 2012 and played in a total of 7 IRB Sevens World Series tournaments.<ref name="Blitzbokke hit Middelburg">{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Bok-Sevens-prepare-for-Games-20100914 |title=Blitzbokke hit Middelburg |work=Sport 24 |date=14 September 2010 |access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=42672 | name=Boom Prinsloo | date=30 May 2016}} * {{ItsRugby profile|19181}} * {{World Rugby Sevens Series profile|mens/52411}}
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