Ben Pienaar

Ben Pienaar

Birth name	Benjamin Pienaar
Date of birth	(1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Virginia, Free State, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [1]
School	Gresham's, Langley School, Loddon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Row Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Norfolk, England Schools () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2012 2012–2013 2013– Leicester Tigers Moseley London Welsh ()

Ben Pienaar (born 10 September 1986) is a rugby union player for London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership, having formerly played for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. ^[2]

Born in South Africa, Pienaar previously played for Langley School, Loddon before moving to Gresham's School and for England Schools, ^[3]

He represented Norfolk from U-14s to U-16s, then was capped by England at U-16 and U-19 level. ^[2]

Outside rugby, Pienaar is also a past Junior National Champion at judo. ^[2]

Following injury and suspension of the more established number eights at Tigers, Pienaar had an opportunity for a run in the first team earning the praise of the coaches in the process. ^[4] Pienaar was added to Tigers Heineken Cup squad for the knock-out stages of the 2008–09 competition. ^[5]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
2. Ben Pienaar at Leicester Tigers profiles online (accessed 12 April 2009)
3. Good Win For Ireland Schools Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine report dated 8 April 2004 at irishrugby.ie (accessed 20 February 2008)
4. "Rookies earn rave reviews". Sky Sports. 21 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
5. "Bath and Tigers boost Euro squads". BBC News. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.

External links

• Leicester profile