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Ruan Pienaar
South Africa
Nationality
Age
41
Position
Scrum Half
Height
186cm
Weight
92kg
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Ruan Pienaar Stats
Stats compared to other Scrum Halfs
Challenge Cup 2023/2024
- Challenge Cup 2023/2024
- Challenge Cup 2022/2023
- Currie Cup 2023
- Currie Cup 2022
- United Rugby Championship 2021/2022
93%
Touches
98%
Successful Passes
Pass Accuracy
100%
Tackles Completed
55%
Carries
26%
25%
Tries
Ruan Pienaar Stats
Stats compared to other Scrum Halfs
Key Stats
Touches
334
Successful Passes
289
Pass Accuracy
96%
Tackles Completed
0.55
Carries
9
Tries
1
Try Assists
3
Season Performance
Minutes played: 383
Challenge Cup 2023/2024
- Challenge Cup 2023/2024
- Challenge Cup 2022/2023
- Currie Cup 2023
- Currie Cup 2022
- United Rugby Championship 2021/2022
Season Performance
Minutes played: 383
Attack
RankPoints
54
Tries
1
Line Breaks
1
Carries
9
Carries Per Minute
0.02
Metres Carried
34
Defenders Beaten
0
Turnovers Won
0
Defenders Beaten
0
Touches
334
Post Contact Metres
2
Defence
RankTackles Made
24
Tackles Completed
0.55
Dominant Tackles
0
Tackles Per Minute
0.06
Turnovers Won
0
Ruck Arrival Effectiveness
0
Passing
RankTry Assists
3
Successful Passes
289
Bad Passes
11
Pass Accuracy
96%
Kicking
RankSuccessful Penalties
9
Successful Conversions
11
Kicks in Play
40
Drop Goals
0
Goals Converted
20
Discipline
RankPenalties Conceded
0
Yellow Cards
0
Red Cards
0
Match Stats
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- Internationals
- Top 14
- Investec Champions Cup
- Currie Cup
- United Rugby Championship
- Challenge Cup
Bio
Renowned for his skilful passing and his ability to kick with both feet, Ruan Pienaar is a true great of South Africa. rugby. He's won the Rugby World Cup at U19, U21 and senior level and he currently plies his trade for the Sharks, where he is on loan from the Free State Cheetahs and Cheetahs. Ruan Pienaar was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.
Throughout his distinguished domestic career, Ruan Pienaar has represented some of the world's finest sides. He played for the Sharks in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby until 2010, when he moved to Europe. Here, he represented Ulster between 2010 and 2017 and Montpellier between 2017 and 2019. At Ulster, he's regarded as a club legend.
In 2019, Ruan Pienaar returned to South Africa and signed with the Free State Cheetahs. A year later, he also began to represent the Cheetahs. From 2021, he joined the Sharks on loan.
As well as enjoying a highly decorated domestic career, Ruan Pienaar has also been a force at the international level. Between 2006 and 2015, he featured in 88 test matches for the Springboks and won the Rugby World Cup with the side in 2007. This followed his successes at the junior level, where he also won the U19 and U21 Rugby World Cups.
With several years of elite rugby still ahead of him, we can't wait to see what else Ruan Pienaar can achieve in the game.
