Ben Pienaar

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Ben Pienaar
Birth nameBenjamin Pienaar
Date of birth (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Virginia, Free State, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [1]
School Gresham's, Langley School, Loddon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Row Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Norfolk, England Schools ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 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". The BBC. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
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