Trompie Pretorius

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Trompie Pretorius

| image =

| fullname = Jerome Pretorius

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|03|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Boksburg, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}

| weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

| occupation =

| school = Voortrekker High School

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Centre

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2004–2009

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| years1 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}

| apps1 = 18

| points1 = 35

| years2 = 2012

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| apps2 = 4

| points2 = 5

| years3 = 2012–2018

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| apps3 = 91

| points3 = 105

| amatyears1 = 2012

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}

| amatapps1 = 9

| amatpoints1 = 5

| repyears1 = 2013

| repteam1 = South Africa President's XV

| repcaps1 = 2

| reppoints1 = 0

| clubupdate = 27 October 2018

| repupdate = 17 June 2013

}}

Jerome "Trompie" Pretorius (born 22 March 1988) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the {{Rut|Pumas}} in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=35515 | name=Trompie Pretorius | date=2 June 2016}}{{cite web | work=itsrugby.co.uk | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-19080.html | title=Trompie Pretorius itsrugby Player Statistics |access-date=8 April 2013}}

Pretorius regularly plays as a centre and has previously represented the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}, {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} and {{Rut|UP Tuks}}.

In 2013, Pretorius was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup{{SA Rugby Article | id=1931694 | leagueid=1334 | title=SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup | date=17 May 2013 | access-date=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607191225/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 June 2016}} and won the tournament after winning all three matches.{{cite web | url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2067589.html | title=SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup | work=IRB | date=16 June 2013 | access-date=17 June 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619064230/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2067589.html | archive-date=19 June 2013 }}

Pretorius was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating {{Rut|Western Province}} 24–7 in the final.{{SA Rugby Article | id=3030244 | leagueid=2304 | title=Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review | date=31 May 2015 | access-date=9 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609204339/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 June 2016}} Pretorius made nine appearances during the season, scoring one try.