Ruan Pienaar
Ruan Pienaar in 2014
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| Full name | Ruan Pienaar | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Monique Pienaar (née Nel) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half / Fly-half / Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2004–10 2010–17 2017-future |
Sharks (Currie Cup) Ulster Montpellier |
32 137 |
(261) (882) |
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Correct as of 25 March 2017
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2005–10 | Sharks | 67 | (240) |
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Correct as of 24 November 2012
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2006– 2015 |
South Africa Springbok XV |
88 1 |
(135) (0) |
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Correct as of 30 October 2015
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Ruan Pienaar (born 10 March 1984 in Bloemfontein) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half who plays for Ulster.
He is the son of former Springbok fullback Gysie Pienaar. Ruan is regarded as a very skilful rugby player. Besides being able to pass well, he can kick with both feet, and his vision and running style moved former Springbok coach Jake White to compare him with Australian fly-half Stephen Larkham.
Pienaar has been part of u19 (2003), u21 (2005) and senior IRB World Cup (2007) winning squads. He also won the Currie Cup in 2008.
Pienaar made his debut for the Springboks in the 2006 Tri-Nations against New Zealand and was a member of the successful 2007 World Cup squad. As he did not play club rugby in South Africa since June 2010 it seemed unlikely that he would be called up again to play for the national team. SARU has a policy of selecting foreign based players in exceptional circumstances only. However, on 20 June 2011 it was reported that Pienaar had been named in South Africa's 49-Man World Cup preliminary training squad. Pienaar has been an ever present in South Africa squads ever since.
Pienaar played his high school rugby in Bloemfontein, where he attended Grey College. He was selected for the Free State Craven Week side in 2002.
Pienaar played for Sharks in the Currie Cup, the Sharks in Super Rugby prior to joining Ulster.
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