Gysie Pienaar

Gysie Pienaar
Birth name	Zacharias Matheus Johannes Pienaar
Date of birth	21 December 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
School	Dr Viljoen High School, Bloemfontein
Children	Ruan Pienaar
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Full-back
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1975–1987	Free State
International career
Years	Team
1980–1981	South Africa

Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar (born 21 December 1954 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career

Pienaar played for the

British and Irish Lions team captained by Bill Beaumont.^[3]

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

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Points	Date	Venue
1.	South American Jaguars	18–9	Replacement		3 May 1980	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2.	British Lions	26–22	Full-back		31 May 1980	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	British Lions	26–19	Full-back	4 (1 try)	14 June 1980	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
4.	British Lions	12–10	Full-back		28 June 1980	Port Elizabeth
5.	British Lions	13–17	Full-back	6 (2 penalties)	12 July 1980	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
6.	South American Jaguars	22–13	Full-back		18 October 1980	Wanderers Club, Montevideo
7.	South American Jaguars	30–16	Full-back		25 October 1980	Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago
8.	France	37–15	Full-back	4 (1 try)	8 November 1980	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
9.	Ireland	23–15	Full-back		30 May 1981	Newlands, Cape Town
10.	Ireland	12–10	Full-back		6 June 1981	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
11.	New Zealand	9–14	Full Back		15 August 1981	Lancaster Park, Christchurch
12.	New Zealand	24–12	Full-back		29 August 1981	Wellington
13.	New Zealand	22–25	Full Back		12 September 1981	Eden Park, Auckland