Wynand Pienaar
Wynand Christo Pienaar (born in Welkom, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is fullback.
Career
Youth and varsity rugby
He represented his local provincial side the at almost all youth levels; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2005 and at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2006. He also played in the Under-18 Craven Week tournament twice – in 2006 and in 2007. In 2006, he was a member of the squad that played in the Under-19 Provincial Championship (as a 17-year old) and the following year he played for the side in the 2007 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
He then made the move to Durban to join the Academy. He played for the side in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the side in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship. Despite being named to the Vodacom Cup squads in 2010 and 2011, he failed to make a first class appearance for them.
In 2012, he moved to Pretoria to play Varsity Cup rugby for the as they won the competition for the first time, with Pienaar being involved in two of their regular season matches.
Boland Cavaliers
He joined Wellington-based side prior to the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season and made his first class debut for them in their match against the by coming on as a second-half replacement. He scored his first senior try in a match against his old side the , as Boland beat the Griffons 55–35 in Welkom.
Griffons
Pienaar made his return to the in 2014, joining them prior to the 2014 Vodacom Cup season. He contributed 22 points to the Griffons' cause during the competition – the third-highest by Griffons players – which included kicking five conversions in his first match for the in their 62–10 victory over the and scoring two tries in their final match of the season against the in Kempton Park.
He was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division-winning side. He played off the bench in the final and helped the Griffons win the match 23–21 to win their first trophy for six years.