Poens Prinsloo
South African rugby union player
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Josua "Poens" Prinsloo (11 October 1935 – 13 June 2017) was a South African international rugby union player.
Full nameJosua Prinsloo
Born11 October 1935
Piketberg, South Africa
Died13 June 2017 (aged 81)
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Full name | Josua Prinsloo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 October 1935 Piketberg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 2017 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86.2 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]