RUGBY PLAYER

Francois Pienaar

1967 - Today

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Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967) 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Francois Pienaar is the 5th most popular rugby player (down from 3rd in 2024), the 199th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 118th in 2019) and the most popular South African Rugby Player.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Francois Pienaar ranks 5 out of 35. Before her are André Rischmann, Jonah Lomu, Sébastien Chabal, and Auguste Giroux. After her are Léon Binoche, Jonny Wilkinson, Dan Carter, Sergio Parisse, Richie McCaw, Joost van der Westhuizen, and Mike Tindall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Francois Pienaar ranks 393. Before her are Alexander Volkov, Salman Raduyev, Anthony Nesty, Jón Gnarr, Ulrike Maier, and Allamaye Halina. After her are Yılmaz Erdoğan, Galab Donev, Mihai Tudose, Roberto Hernández, Ruggiero Rizzitelli, and Makoto Teguramori.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Francois Pienaar ranks 199 out of 454. Before her are Robert Fowler (1931), Cariba Heine (1988), Neill Blomkamp (1979), Desiré Wilson (1953), Basil van Rooyen (1939), and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955). After her are Dimas (1969), Peter Sarnak (1953), Bruce Johnstone (1937), Francois Botha (1968), Thomas François Burgers (1834), and Helen Zille (1951).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In South Africa

Among rugby players born in South Africa, Francois Pienaar ranks 1. After her are Joost van der Westhuizen (1971), Siya Kolisi (1991), Chester Williams (1970), Bryan Habana (1983), Faf de Klerk (1991), Cheslin Kolbe (1993), Eben Etzebeth (1991), Schalk Burger (1983), John Smit (1978), Duane Vermeulen (1986), and Handré Pollard (1994).

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