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    Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967) is a retired South African rugby union player. He played flanker for South Africa (the Springboks) from...
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  • portrays South African President Nelson Mandela while Damon played Francois Pienaar, the captain of the Springboks, the South Africa rugby union team....
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  • soldier Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player Gerhardus Pienaar, South African javelin thrower John Pienaar, British journalist Jonathan Pienaar, South...
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  • French computer programmer François Mitterrand, President of France 1981–1995 François Pienaar, South African rugby player François Pinault (born 1936), French...
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    acclaimed crime film The Departed (2006). He played the rugby player Francois Pienaar in the sports film Invictus (2009), gaining a nomination for the Academy...
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  • and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the South African captain François Pienaar. The eight quarter-finalists from the 1991 Rugby World Cup all received...
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    Springboks jersey, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar. The 1999 final saw Australia face France at the Millennium Stadium...
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    has received three Academy Award nominations. For his performance as Francois Pienaar in Clint Eastwood's sports drama Invictus he received an Academy Award...
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    enabled the club to recruit the likes of Michael Lynagh, Philippe Sella, Francois Pienaar and Kyran Bracken. Saracens moved again to Enfield F.C.'s ground, Southbury...
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    and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the South African captain François Pienaar. The final was contested by the hosts, South Africa, and New Zealand...
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  • sweat and blood [...]" Nelson Mandela gave a copy of this speech to François Pienaar, captain of the South African rugby team, before the start of the 1995...
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  • U.S. Open (golf) Champion (2001, 2004) Faffa Knoetze: Rugby Player Francois Pienaar: Rugby Player Handré Pollard: Springboks Captain Corrie Sanders: WBO...
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    Mandela is depicted in Invictus (2009) presenting a copy of the poem to Francois Pienaar, captain of the national South African rugby team, for inspiration...
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    Primary school from 1985–1991, then attended Sasol High from 1992–1996. Francois Pienaar, captain of the 1995 IRB World Cup winning Springbok rugby team, was...
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    Mandela presented the trophy to captain Francois Pienaar, an Afrikaner, wearing a Springbok shirt with Pienaar's own number 6 on the back. This was widely...
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    poet Jozua Naudé, acting President of South Africa from 1967 to 1968 Francois Pienaar, former Springboks rugby player; captain of the first Springboks team...
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  • Mandela, wearing a Springbok shirt, presented the trophy to captain Francois Pienaar, a white Afrikaner. The gesture was widely seen as a major step towards...
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    the South African parliament in 1969 as the member for Vereeniging. Francois Pienaar, Springboks rugby player. Charl Schwartzel (the 2011 US Masters champion)...
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  • (1984–) disabled Olympic swimmer 49. Jomo Sono (1955–) soccer coach 50. Francois Pienaar (1967–) captain of the Springboks, the winning team in the 1995 Rugby...
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  • 2016/2017 (17th Edition) – Zvonimir Boban 2017/2018 (18th Edition) – Francois Pienaar 2018/2019 (19th Edition) – Leonardo Araújo 2019/2020 (20th Edition)...
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    starring Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon as rugby team captain Francois Pienaar. The biographical drama received positive reviews for Freeman's performance;...
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    Christoph Waltz ‡ SS Colonel Hans Landa Inglourious Basterds Matt Damon Francois Pienaar Invictus Woody Harrelson Captain Tony Stone The Messenger Christopher...
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  • (d. 2015) 1964 – Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (d. 2019) 1965 – Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player 1967 – Tia Carrere, American actress 1967...
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  • Coach Captain Transvaal Super 12 1996 11 3 0 8 10 / 12 Kitch Christie Francois Pienaar Gauteng Lions 1997 11 5 1 5 5 / 12 Ray Mordt Kobus Wiese Golden Cats...
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  • Oosthuizen, professional golfer, winner of 2010 Open Championship François Pienaar, former captain of the Springboks, leading South Africa to victory...
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    President of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) Francois Pienaar, Captain of 1995 Springbok rugby team who won the world cup. Percy...
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    Michael Jones, Ian Kirkpatrick, Graham Mourie (all New Zealand), Francois Pienaar (South Africa), Jean Prat (France), Jean-Pierre Rives (France), Fergus...
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  • under Francois Pienaar's inspiring leadership that rugby became the pride of the entire country. Francois brought the nation together." Pienaar entered...
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    Wayback Machine . ITV. 2 June 2010. "ITV signs up Patrick Vieira and Francois Pienaar for World Cup football coverage". The Daily Telegraph. 28 May 2010...
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    2009, Damon portrayed South Africa national rugby union team captain François Pienaar in the Clint Eastwood-directed film Invictus, which is based on the...
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