About Poens Prinsloo
Lived 1935 – 2017 (aged 81). Poens Prinsloo was a rugby union player.
Josua "Poens" Prinsloo (11 October 1935 – 13 June 2017) was a South African international rugby union player.
Prinsloo was born and raised in the town of Piketberg in Cape Province.
In 1959, Prinsloo represented South Africa as a pole vaulter.
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.
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Who was Poens Prinsloo?
rugby player
When was Poens Prinsloo born?
Poens Prinsloo was born on 11 October 1935.
When did Poens Prinsloo die?
Poens Prinsloo died on 13 June 2017.
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Poens Prinsloo was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Poens Prinsloo. https://biography.guide/poens-prinsloo/
MLA: "Poens Prinsloo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/poens-prinsloo/.
Chicago: "Poens Prinsloo." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/poens-prinsloo/.
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