GETTING TO KNOW OUR PLAYERS – PETRUS NIENABER
NICKNAME: Poena
POSITION: Loosie/Hooker
HEIGHT: 187cm
WEIGHT: 105kg
WHEN DID YOU JOIN HAMMIES? 2018
PROVINCIAL TEAMS? U19 Cheetahs squad 2015, U21 Cheetahs squad 2016 – 2017
RUGBY HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: U19 Cheetahs Squad 2015, U21 Cheetahs squad 2016 – 2017 and Res Varsity Cup Champs 2017
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS FOR YOUR PLAYING CAREER? To Play at the highest competitive level my talent and work ethic will allow.
FAVOURITE HAMMIES MOMENT: Award Ceremony 2019
WORST HAMMIES MOMENT: The pizza I made on the field during the 2020 Robertson camp
FUNNIEST HAMMIES MOMENT: Uwe’s mating call in the early hours of the Sunday morning during the 2020 Robertson camp
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT HAMMIES? The comradery
FAVOURITE HAMMIES LEGEND/PERSONALITY AND WHY: Bokkie (Alshaun Bock), a true gentleman and ambassador of the game and Hammies
WHAT MOVIE CHARACTER DESCRIBES YOU BEST, AND WHY? Ace Ventura because I love animals and I might be on the crazy side
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: I have passed the grade 4 UNISA piano exam when I was 13 but stopped playing ever since
WHO’S GOT THE BEST DANCE MOVES IN THE TEAM? I’m going to back myself on this one
WHO IS THE BEST SINGER IN THE TEAM? Not sure but Martin van Wyk has some decent vocals on him. (I wish him a speedy recovery)
LIKES: Almost everything about life. There is no greater puzzle than it – I do like solving puzzles
DISLIKES: People who are pretentious
FAVOURITE RUGBY PLAYER OF ALL TIME: Richie McCaw
GOALS FOR 2021: To create a winning culture among the Hammies players for the years to come.