François Pienaar was the captain of the South African rugby team, the Springboks, who led them to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. As captain, he inspired the film Invictus and helped promote racial equality in South Africa. Pienaar played wing for the Springboks and other South African rugby teams. Rugby is a contact team sport that originated in England, involving two teams of 15 players trying to score points by grounding the ball behind the opponent's goal line. The rules dictate the size and shape of the field, equipment such as the oval ball, and ways to score such as tries and conversions. Protective gear is limited to padded areas to prevent injury.
2. WE´RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT:
• Who is François Pienaar?
• Which sport does he practice?
• Sport rules
• Equipment
3. WHO IS FRANÇOIS PIENAAR?
• Jacobus Francois Pienaar was born in Vereeniging, South Africa,
January the 2nd of 1967. He was a South African rugby player who
played in the position of wing on the third line. As captain of the
Springboks, led his team to victory in the Rugby World Cup 1995.
• In 1993, Transvaal won the Super 10, the Currie Cup and Lion Cup with
Pienaar as captain. In 1994, the team retained the Currie Cup and the
Springboks also achieved some memorable victories. Pienaar was
elected international player of the year by Rugby World magazine.
4. François was the captain of Nelson Mandela´s team in South Africa. They inspired the movie "Invictus“
and they helped to ensure the equality in this country.
5. WHAT SPORT DOES HE PRACTICE?
• He practices rugby.
• Rugby is a contact sport team born in England, where it took the name
from football rules created at the College of the city of Rugby in the
XIX century.
• It is very popular in all nations of the British Isles also in former British
colonies and France.
6. RULES OF THE GAME
• Two teams of fifteen players face
• The field must be rectangular and usually grass
• Each field has two posts at the ends joined by a crossbar to three
meters high
• The ball is oval and weighs 500 grs
• A ruling party has two times forty minutes
• There are two main ways to rate
try
transformation
7. EQUIPMENT
• The rules do not allow the use of any rigid protection, as
these could cause injury to players. You can only use
padded protections to 5 mm thick in some areas of the
body. A mouthguard, an elastic shirt with protection for
shoulders and neck, and a soft cap is normally used to
protect the ears.
