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	Francois Pienaar - Speakers Biography - Celebrity Speakers Limited
		Francois Pienaar, with twenty nine international caps to his name, has already reached the highest peak in rugby union - he captained his country South Africa, to World Cup victory in 1995 on home turf and was presented the Webb Ellis Trophy by President Nelson Mandela.
		Francois was appointed captain on his first international appearance, against France in 1993, and is now the most capped South African captain and arguably the world's most popular one.
		Francois' skills in diplomacy were a clear feature in South Africa's passage from isolation to acclamation on the world rugby stage.
	www.speakers.co.uk /csaWeb/speaker,FRAPIE (355 words)

	Francois Pienaar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967 in Vereeniging, South Africa) captained and played flanker for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks from 26 June 1993 until 10 August 1996.
		Pienaar was preceded as captain by the legendary Naas Botha, and succeeded by Gary Teichmann.
		Pienaar was born into a working-class Afrikaner family, the eldest of four boys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francois_Pienaar (701 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Rugby: Pienaar to retire at season's end
		Saracens' former South African captain Francois Pienaar may be ready to retire at the end of the season.
		Pienaar is in negotiations with club owner Nigel Wray over his future and faces a potential battle with the Department of Education and Employment for a work permit.
		The problem for Pienaar rests on his lack of British ancestry and lack of coaching at international level, although his playing credentials are in no doubt.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0322/rugby.html (346 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Pienaar, the Bid Company's CEO, also revealed that Soccer City (otherwise known as the FNB Stadium) in Johannesburg will host the Final and not Ellis Park - the scene of South Africa's 1995 RWC triumph.
		Pienaar challenged the media to disagree with him on South Africa's prospects of beating rivals Japan and New Zealand in the race to host the 2011 RWC.
		Pienaar said South Africa's main advantages are that the country is a prime tourist destination, is in an optimal time zone for television and has excellent weather.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_42130.shtml (562 words)

	Pienaar, Francois - Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Francois Pienaar is one of post-apartheid South Africa's most famous sporting figures, having led the Springboks to a fairy-tale victory in the 1995 World Cup.
		Pienaar was born in Vereeniging on January 2nd, 1967, into a working-class Afrikaner family.
		The normalisation of rugby relations brought Pienaar closer to his goal of a Springbok cap although, to his disappointment, he was not named as a member of the South African squad that went to England and France at the end of the year.
	people.africadatabase.org /en/profile/3347.html (1545 words)

	RWC 2011: South Africa waits - SouthAfrica.info
		Nerves must be nibbling at South Africa's 2011 Rugby World Cup bid CEO Francois Pienaar as he and his team prepare for the moment of truth when the hosts of the tournament are announced in Dublin on Thursday.
		Pienaar says his bid team is full of confidence and it seems he has reason to feel that way.
		Pienaar believes over two million tickets - about 80% of capacity - would be sold for the tournament, which he reckons would draw close on 150 000 overseas visitors.
	www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/rwc-announcement-2005.htm (707 words)

	Pienaar to Pollock: Stay positive, beat Australia - theage.com.au
		Francois Pienaar, who captained the Springboks to rugby World Cup glory in South Africa eight years ago, has warned Proteas skipper Shaun Pollock against adopting a defeatist attitude if faced with Australia.
		Pienaar, who played junior representative cricket alongside former South African batsman Daryll Cullinan, addressed the Proteas squad after his briefing session with Pollock, and was impressed with what he saw.
		Pienaar rated Australia a certainty for the World Cup final and South Africa as one of three nations able to claim the remaining berth.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/02/15/1044927850338.html (472 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Pienaar hurting as Boks hit rocks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		It is not that Pienaar thinks Straeuli is a bad coach: rather, that he believes the problems facing South African rugby are so deep-rooted that there is little a man at the apex of the pyramid can do to resolve them.
		Pienaar himself left the country to play for Saracens, and there is still a policy that prevents exiles from representing the national side.
		Contrary to popular perception, Pienaar is sure the motives behind many players’ moves to Europe are more complex than merely the relative exchange rates of the rand and the pound, but he is also sympathetic to those who do move.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1304812002 (1196 words)

	Cape Argus: Pienaar loves green, green grass of home
		Pienaar's two sons, Jean, 5, and Stefaan, 3, were both born in London and he and his wife, Nerine, wanted them to attend a local school.
		Pienaar's sons have already been accepted by the exclusive Reddam House in Tokai and the Pienaar family are slowly settling in to the lavish Constantia home they bought before moving to London.
		Pienaar says South Africans, as individuals, need to start taking more responsibility for their less-advantaged countrymen - whether it be in the workplace or at home.
	www.capeargus.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=41648 (1083 words)

	CNN/SI - 1999 Rugby World Cup - CNNI Q&A: Francois Pienaar Part II - Thursday October 14, 1999 07:52 PM
		Riz Kahn: Francois, from a caller in New Zealand, [he] asks in your book you mentioned that you had taken performance enhancing drugs earlier on in your career and I know former fl coach Laurie Mains has come out saying All Blacks had taken performance-enhancing drugs in the early 1980's.
		RK: Finally Francois, you did suggest in one article recently that Wales might be the team for the cup this year.
		Francois Pienaar jokes about playing professional rugby in England.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/1999/world_cup/news/1999/10/01/q_a_pienaarparttwo (1660 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/rugby
		Pienaar says the plan is to convince the world that South Africa is the ideal candidate to host rugby's biggest showpiece in six year's time.
		Pienaar and the committee will have to work hard to add the final touches to the Bid Book which has to be presented to the International Rugby Board on May 13.
		Pienaar says should the bid be succesful, more than 43 000 jobs will be created.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/rugby/0,2172,101971,00.html (229 words)

	Pienaar and Mallett wanted for 'dream team' - Rugby World Cup 2003 - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Springboks' World Cup-winning captain, Francois Pienaar, and former national coach Nick Mallett are the front-runners to form a new 'dream team' at the head of South African rugby.
		Mallett and Pienaar have recently had conversations with Andre Markgraaff, the former Springboks coach, and a key player in the new dispensation.
		Pienaar, 36, the former Saracens chief executive, is seen as the perfect quick fix for South African rugby's battered image.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2003/12/07/1070732066221.html (839 words)

	Sports Illustrated - Know It All
		Midway through his final address to the IRB council, Francois Pienaar paused, drew himself up to his full towering height, discarded his notes, and with his famous ‘95 World Cup final No 6 jersey clenched in his left hand, he spoke from the heart.
		He and Pienaar went to see IRB chairman Syd Millar in July 2005 but their questions about the bid could not be answered.
		After Pienaar had made that final speech he and the bid team retired to a holding wing at the hotel where the IRB would make the public announcement.
	www.sasi.co.za /static/feature/story.php?id=637 (2558 words)

	Star: Francois, Chester could rule SA rugby
		Francois Pienaar has emerged as a strong candidate for the managing director of SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd vacancy.
		Pienaar is a former chief executive and player-coach of English club Saracens.
		Pienaar also works for First National Bank, managing their sponsorships for schools and club rugby.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=302985 (483 words)

	South Africa rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Planet-Rugby.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Francois Pienaar, the Chief Executive of the South African bid company that is lobbying to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC), admitted on Wednesday that he is "nervous".
		Pienaar had postponed Wednesday's media conference by an hour and later revealed that this was because of a meeting with South Africa's president Thabo Mbeki.
		Pienaar also touched on numerous other subjects, such as the financial aspects, ticket pricing, the internal strife in SA rugby, security, SA's rivals and his plans for the next few days.
	www.planet-rugby.com /Teams/South_Africa/story_47296.shtml (805 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| columns \| dan's world Mystery bid man revealed
		Following Francois Pienaar's claim that an unnamed "high profile South African" would be joining South Africa's final 2011 Rugby World Cup bid presentation in Dublin next week, iafrica.com can exclusively reveal the identity of the person in question.
		But Pienaar, the chief executive of South Africa's bid, declined to name the mystery man — assuming it is not a woman — who will be lobbying for South Africa to become the first country to host a second Rugby World Cup' — Sapa news report, Wednesday afternoon.
		Francois and I have been working very hard indeed, and as long as we can get over the stigma of having a bid leader with a girl's name, I think we're home and dry.
	sport.iafrica.com /columns/dan_world/540084.htm (1201 words)

	World Cup Web 100% Unofficial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		CAPE TOWN, June 18 (AFP) - Former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar, who led South Africa to its first-ever World Cup win in 1995, was Friday appointed chief executive of his country's 2011 Rugby World Cup bid committee.
		South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) president Brian van Rooyen also announced that Mthobi Tyamzashe, the chief executive of Boxing South Africa and a former director general in the sports ministry, would be the non-executive chairman of the bid company.
		Pienaar, 37, will be responsible for drafting a comprehensive plan of action and securing sponsorships.
	www.worldcupweb.com /WCrugby/item.asp?NewsID=231 (352 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The decision by government to formally back the SA bid comes in the wake of speculation and threats by certain government officials to withdraw their support, because of the continuous bickering and public mudslinging by SA Rugby officials.
		Pienaar is excited by the possibility of hosting both the Rugby World Cup and Soccer World Cup within the space of a year.
		Pienaar acknowledged that they will face a tough challenge from the other bidding companies.
	www.rugby365.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_41221.shtml (531 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ENGLISH \| Pienaar to quit Saracens
		Francois Pienaar has resigned as Saracens coach and chief executive officer.
		Club owner Nigel Wray said: "Francois has demonstrated huge commitment and passion for Saracens through the past five and a half years.
		For his part, Pienaar acknowledged that disappointing results were the key factor in his departure.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/1822750.stm (299 words)

	South African Cup bid makes financial sense, says Pienaar - OffTheField - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Francois Pienaar is confident the financial benefits of staging the 2011 Rugby World Cup in South Africa will be enough to win the International Rugby Board vote next month.
		South Africa and New Zealand are both bidding to be the first country to host the World Cup finals twice alongside Japan, which has never hosted rugby's showpiece event.
		The IRB will vote for the 2011 hosts in Dublin on November 17 and Pienaar said South Africa staging the event would mean more money for the other founding members of the sport's international governing body.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2005/10/28/1130400345878.html (419 words)

	Rugby News Story - Scrum.com - Rugby News, Rugby Results, Rugby Action from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		SA Rugby has released a statement to express their dismay at recent media reports suggesting Springbok legend Francois Pienaar was not favoured for the post of Team Manager.
		For the record, Francois Pienaar was never a subject of discussions at any Board meeting since the election of the new leadership.
		SA Rugby holds Francois Pienaar in high esteem for the role he has played in the game, both on and off the field.
	www.scrum.com /news/news_detail.asp?newsid=36138 (413 words)

	Financial Mail - Times of glory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Francois Pienaar formed a formidable leadership duo with the late Kitch Christie, taking the old Transvaal and the Springboks to unprecedented success in rugby.
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		::: Francois Pienaar formed a formidable leadership duo with the late Kitch Christie, taking the old Transvaal and the Springboks to unprecedented success in rugby.
	free.financialmail.co.za /projects/democracy/zdemz.htm (241 words)

	Pierre Chaix*
		Anyone having the even slightest interest for rugby and international politics guards in memory Nelson Mandela wearing the tee-shirt of François Pienaar, the symbolic captain of the South Africa’s team, during the finale of the 1995 World cup, match that saw the victory of the Springboks against the New Zealand All fls.
		Pienaar’s affirmation: “We were not fifteen, we were 44 millions” demonstrated in a sensational way to the whole world that the expression “a team, a nation,” beyond the slogan itself, symbolized a South African unity attained through rugby.
		The final victory of the Springboks, Mandela’s symbolic gesture wearing the shirt of the captain François Pienaar had an enormous after-effect throughout the country and abroad, notably in Black Africa.
	www.african-geopolitics.org /show.aspx?ArticleId=3792 (3328 words)

	Francois Pienaar dances with barmaid Teresa Tuite to 'I Wanna Be Like You' at the Guinness Brewery Hopstore in Dublin
		Francois Pienaar dances with barmaid Teresa Tuite to 'I Wanna Be Like You' at the Guinness Brewery Hopstore in Dublin - Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 99 - Pool E - Ireland v Australia - Guinness Reception - EMPICS Sports Photo Library
		Francois Pienaar dances with barmaid Teresa Tuite to 'I Wanna Be Like You' at the Guinness Brewery Hopstore in Dublin
		Francois Pienaar dances with barmaid Teresa Tuite to 'I Wanna Be Like You' at the Guinness Brewery Hopstore in Dublin is just one of over 400,000 photographs available online from the EMPICS Sports Photo Library
	photos.empics.com /g67/p9/330426.htm (231 words)

	South Africa's Official Internet Gateway - Ambassadors: Rugby
		One of the greatest achievements in South African sports’ history happened on 24 June 1995 when Francois Pienaar led the Springboks to World Cup victory over New Zealand at Ellis Park.
		The abiding memory of the final, however, remains from the post-game presentation when President Nelson Mandela, wearing Pienaar’s number-six Bok jersey, presented the William Webb Ellis trophy to South Africa’s charismatic captain.
		Pienaar enjoyed a successful career with Transvaal and later with Saracens in England.
	www.safrica.info /what_happening/sports/182732.htm (659 words)

	Rugby Union: Pienaar gets kick out of O'Gara Sunday Mirror - Find Articles
		FRANCOIS Pienaar is too big a man to bear grudges.
		So he's delighted that the world of international rugby union is poised to welcome Ronan O'Gara (pictured) into its celebrated ranks.
		Saracens captain and South African legend Pienaar discovered the hard way that there isn't a cooler customer in rugby than O'Gara.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20000116/ai_n9705793 (284 words)

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