Wynand Pienaar
| Full name | Wynand Christo Pienaar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Welkom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Welkom Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wynand Christo Pienaar (born 5 August 1989) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[1] His regular position is fullback.
Career
Youth and varsity rugby
Pienaar represented his local provincial side the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] at almost all youth levels; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2005 and at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2006. He also played in the Under-18 Craven Week tournament twice – in 2006 and in 2007. In 2006, he was a member of the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] squad that played in the Under-19 Provincial Championship (as a 17-year-old) and the following year he played for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side in the 2007 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Pienaar then made the move to Durban to join the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Academy. He played for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship. Despite being named to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Vodacom Cup squads in 2010 and 2011, he failed to make a first class appearance for them.
In 2012, Pienaar moved to Pretoria to play Varsity Cup rugby for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] as they won the competition for the first time, with Pienaar being involved in two of their regular season matches.
Boland Cavaliers
Pienaar joined Wellington-based side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] prior to the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season[2] and made his first class debut for them in their match against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] by coming on as a second-half replacement.[3] He scored his first senior try in a match against his old side the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], as Boland beat the Griffons 55–35 in Welkom.[4]
Griffons
Pienaar made his return to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in 2014, joining them prior to the 2014 Vodacom Cup season.[5] He contributed 22 points to the Griffons' cause during the competition – the third-highest by Griffons players – which included kicking five conversions in his first match for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in their 62–10 victory over the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][6] and scoring two tries in their final match of the season against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Kempton Park.[7]
Pienaar was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division-winning side. He played off the bench in the final and helped the Griffons win the match 23–21[8] to win their first trophy for six years.[9]
At the start of 2016, Pienaar was diagnosed with phase two Hodgkin's lymphoma and had to undergo chemotherapy every fortnight for six months. He beat the cancer and returned to full training with the Griffons after again being contracted for the 2017 season.[10]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wynand Pienaar". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Boland-spens 6 ryker; Vyf studente, veteraan op pad na Wellington" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17-45 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 35-55 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Drie Griffons-staatmakers tree uit" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 62-10 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 17-41 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23-21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Currie Cup Griffons win First Division title". Sport24. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Griffon oorwin kanker, oefen volstoom". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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