Place of Birth: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date of Birth: 10 March 1984
Ethnicity: Afrikaner
Family Background: Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played 88 Test Matches for his country, and was part of the 2007 Rugby World Cup winning team.
Ruan is the son of Gysie Pienaar (Zacharias Matheus Johannes Pienaar), a former rugby union player.
Ruan’s patrilineal line can be traced back to a couple of French Huguenot immigrants: Jacques Pinard, who was born, c.1666 in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, and Hester Foucher.
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