Gysie Pienaar

Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career

Pienaar played for the Free State and the Springboks. 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. His first starting cap for the Springboks was on 31 May 1980 at Newlands in Cape Town against the touring British and Irish Lions team captained by Bill Beaumont.
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

Position

Points

Date

Venue

1.

South American Jaguars

18–9

Replacement

3 May 1980

Kings Park Stadium, Durban

2.

British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions

Accolades

Pienaar was named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 1980.

Personal

Pienaar is the father of Ruan Pienaar, a professional rugby player and former Springbok.