Gysie Pienaar

{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Gysie Pienaar | image = | caption = | birth_name = Zacharias Matheus Johannes Pienaar | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|12|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bloemfontein]], [[Free State (province)|Free State]], South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | position = [[Full-back (rugby union)|Full-back]] | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | amatupdate = | years1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | clubupdate = | province1 = [[Free State Cheetahs|Free State]] | provinceyears1 = 1975–1987 | provinceapps1 = 165 | provincepoints1 = 906 | ru_provinceupdate = | repsevensyears1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | ru_sevensupdate = | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 1980–1981 | repcaps1 = 13 | reppoints1 = 14 | repupdate = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = | school = Dr Viljoen High School, Bloemfontein }} ''' Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar ''' (born 21 December 1954 in [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa) is a former South African [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/9151.html|title=Zacharias Matheus Johannes Pienaar|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref>

==Playing career==

Pienaar played for the [[Free State Cheetahs|Free State]] and the [[Springboks]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=S.A. Rugby Writers' Society|year=1988|isbn=0620117222|pages=157}}</ref> He made his test debut against the visiting [[South American Jaguars]] team on 3 May 1980 as a replacement in the second half for [[Pierre Edwards (rugby union)|Pierre Edwards]]. His first starting cap for the Springboks was on 31 May 1980 at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] in [[Cape Town]] against the touring [[British and Irish Lions]] team captained by [[Bill Beaumont]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=South African rugby test players 1949-1995|last=Jooste, Graham K.|date=1995|publisher=Penguin|isbn=0140250174|location=Johannesburg|oclc=36916860}}</ref>

Pienaar was capped 13 times for the Springboks, scored 2 tries and converted two penalty goals for a total of 14 test points.

=== Test history ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opposition !! Result (SA 1st) !! Position !! Points !! Date !! Venue |- | 1.||[[File:Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg|24px]] [[South American Jaguars]] ||18–9 ||Replacement|| || 3 May 1980 || [[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |2.|| {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}} ||26–22 ||[[Full-back (rugby union)|Full-back]]|| || 31 May 1980 || [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], [[Cape Town]] |- |3.|| {{flagicon|British and Irish Lions}} British Lions ||26–19 || Full-back || 4 (1 try) || 14 June 1980 || [[Free State Stadium]], [[Bloemfontein]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |4.|| {{flagicon|British and Irish Lions}} British Lions ||12–10 || Full-back || || 28 June 1980 || [[EPRU Stadium|Boet Erasmus Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]] |- |5.|| {{flagicon|British and Irish Lions}} British Lions ||13–17 || Full-back || 6 (2 penalties) || 12 July 1980|| [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium|Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |6.|| [[File:Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg|24px]] South American Jaguars ||22–13 || Full-back || || 18 October 1980 || Wanderers Club, [[Montevideo]] |- |7.|| [[File:Flag sudamerica xv 1980.jpg|24px]] South American Jaguars ||30–16 || Full-back || || 25 October 1980 ||Prince of Wales Country Club, [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |8.|| {{ru|FRA}} ||37–15 || Full-back || 4 (1 try) || 8 November 1980 || Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |- |9.|| {{ru|IRE}} ||23–15 ||Full-back || || 30 May 1981 || Newlands, Cape Town |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |10.|| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ireland ||12–10 || Full-back || || 6 June 1981 || Kings Park Stadium, Durban |- |11. || {{ru|NZL}} ||9–14 || Full Back || || 15 August 1981 || [[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |12.|| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 24–12 || Full-back || || 29 August 1981 || [[Athletic Park, Wellington|Athletic Park]], [[Wellington New Zealand|Wellington]] |- |13.|| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 22–25 || Full Back || || 12 September 1981|| [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]] |}

==Accolades== Pienaar was named the [[SA Rugby Player of the Year]] for 1980.<ref>{{Cite book|title=SA Rugby Year Book-Jaarboek 1981|publisher=South African Rugby Board|year=1980}}</ref>

==Personal== Pienaar is the father of [[Ruan Pienaar]], a professional rugby player and former [[Springboks|Springbok]].

==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. 506

==References== {{reflist}}

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