Former Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born

Date: 2 Jan 1967
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Former Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born

On 02 January 1969, Jacobus Francois Pienaar was born in Vereeniging,Transvaal (now known as Gauteng Province). Born into a working class Afrikaner family, he captained the South African national rugby team, better known as Springboks from 26 June 1993 until 10 August 1996. Many would recall for leading the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup. Pienaar was preceded as captain by the legendary Naas Botha, and succeeded by Gary Teichmann.

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01African Success, 'Biography of Francois Pienaar', from African Success, [online], Available at www.africansuccess.org [Accesd: 28 July 2011]
02Sporting Heroes, 'Francois Pienaar', from Sporting Heroes, [online], Available at www.sporting-heroes.net [Accessed: 28 July 2011]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Former Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012078

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"Former Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012078. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Former Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012078.