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Rugby player
Jacobus Francois Pienaar
Francois Pienaar (left) with Diego Biasi
Birth name
Jacobus Francois Pienaar
Date of birth
(1965-01-02) 2 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth
Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
University
Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Flanker
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1997–2000
Saracens
44
(55)
Correct as of 2007-12-26
Provincial / State sides
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1989–1996
Transvaal
100
(())
Correct as of 2007-12-26
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1993–1996
South Africa
29
(15)
Correct as of 2007-12-26
Coaching career
Years
Team
2000–2002
Saracens
Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1965) is a retired South African rugby union player. He played flanker for South Africa (the Springboks) from 1993 until 1996, winning 29 international caps, all of them as captain.[1] He is best known for leading South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. After being dropped from the Springbok team in 1996, Pienaar went on to a career with English club Saracens.
^"Francois Pienaar | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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