# Boom Prinsloo
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{{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](/source/Bloemfontein), South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| weight = {{cvt|101|kg|lb stlb}}
| occupation =
| school = [Grey College, Bloemfontein](/source/Grey_College%2C_Bloemfontein)
| university = [University of the Free State](/source/University_of_the_Free_State)
| relatives =
| position = [Flank / Number Eight](/source/Flanker_(rugby_union))
| 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](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team)
| repcaps1 = 7
| reppoints1 =
| clubupdate = 13 July 2018
| repupdate = 13 April 2018
| medals =
{{MedalSport | Men's [rugby sevens](/source/rugby_sevens) }}
{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games) }}
{{MedalBronze | [2010 Delhi](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games) | [Team competition](/source/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games) }}
}}
'''Johannes Gerhardus Pienaar "Boom" Prinsloo''' (born 12 March 1989) is a former South African [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player who regularly played as a [loose forward](/source/Flanker_(rugby_union)). He made 51 appearances for the {{Rut|Cheetahs}} in [Super Rugby](/source/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](/source/rugby_sevens) for [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team) from 2010 to 2012.
He retired from rugby in September 2018.[{{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}}]
==Career==
Prinsloo is a [Bloemfontein](/source/Bloemfontein) native and represented the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} in the [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup) and the {{Rut|Cheetahs}} in [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby).[{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=42672 | name=Boom Prinsloo | date=30 May 2016}}]
He previously played for the {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}} in the [2010 Varsity Cup](/source/2010_Varsity_Cup) where he notched up a seven tries in eight appearances and won the competitions' 'Player that Rocks' award.[{{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 }}]
==International==
Prinsloo represented the [Blitzbokke](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team) between 2010 and 2012 and played in a total of 7 [IRB Sevens World Series](/source/IRB_Sevens_World_Series) tournaments.[{{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}}]
==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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Category:Living people
Category:1989 births
Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union flankers
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Rugby union players from Bloemfontein
Category:Afrikaner people
Category:Cheetahs (rugby union) players
Category:Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
Category:South Africa international rugby sevens players
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for South Africa
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
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