Conway Pretorius

Conway Pretorius (born in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with . His regular position is number eight.

Career

Youth

He was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Strand in the Western Cape. After high school, he joined the Harmony Sports Academy in Virginia, where he also got involved with the side, playing in all their matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B competition and helped the Griffons win the title by beating the team in the final in Wellington. He also played in the promotion/relegation match against the , but the Griffons lost the match and remained in Division B.

In 2013, he moved back to the Western Cape to join the . He was again an ever-present in the side that finished second on the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship log and lost in the final to the side in Nelspruit. Pretorius scored five tries during the competition, including a brace against .

Boland Cavaliers

In 2014, he graduated to the ' Vodacom Cup side. He made his first class debut by starting in the Third Round of the 2014 Vodacom Cup, when Boland travelled to Swellendam to face the . In just his second first class match, Pretorius scored a hat-trick of tries in a 15-minute spell during the first half of the match to help his side secure a 24–19 victory over Kenyan invitational side . He retained his spot in the run-on side for the remainder of the competition, making five appearances in total.

Griquas

He joined Northern Cape side on a two-month deal for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition.