Francois Pienaar

Jacobus Francois Pienaar

Pienaar in 2017
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.