Ruan Pienaar set for return to Ulster?
Stade Marcel-Michelin in Clermont could be veteran Springbok Ruan Pienaar’s last appearance as a player.
Jan De Koning
05 Apr 2024, 5:26
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Ex-Ulster talisman Ruan Pienaar has word of advice for Dan McFarland's PRO14 final team
The scorer of all their points when Ulster lost the 2013 final to Leinster, Ruan Pienaar has issued advice to his old team ahead o…
Online Editors
09 Sep 2020, 12:45
Ulster give Ruan Pienaar a hero's welcome, a try and a loss
Out-half Bill Johnston kicked 10 points as Ulster defeated their play-off chasing Conference A rivals Cheetahs 20-10 at chilly Kin…
Online Editors
23 Feb 2020, 3:18
'It brings life into perspective and what really is important' - Ruan Pienaar's silver lining after tragic start to 2019
Life changed on February 15 for the former Springbok scrum-half, the tragic death of his sister setting in train a sequence of eve…
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2019, 6:45
Ruan Pienaar poised for first appearance for SA club in nine years
Springbok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar will be making his debut in a Free State Cheetahs jersey when he steps onto the field after being…
Ian Cameron
01 Aug 2019, 9:07
Ruan Pienaar signs for the Toyota Cheetahs
Ruan Pienaar is making a return to the PRO14, but it's not with his beloved Ulster Rugby.
Online Editors
10 Jul 2019, 10:01
Q & A: Ruan Pienaar reveals his scrumhalf life hacks and cheat codes
Ulster no 9 Ruan Pienaar may have played his last game for the Irish province but he is expected to run out one final time at the …
Gavin Hickie
25 May 2017, 9:48
Ex-Springboks Pienaar and Aplon suffer potential season-ending knee injuries
The Friday night Cheetahs vs Bulls action in Bloemfontein didn't go well for former Springboks Ruan Pienaar and Gio Aplon who were…
Online Editors
17 Oct 2020, 9:43
Pienaar's Cheetahs tour to Ireland coincides with poignant family anniversary
The ex-Springboks scrum-half will look to guide his club to a rare away PRO14 success on the same day that marks the first anniver…
Online Editors
12 Feb 2020, 4:05
Montpellier plug the Pienaar gap by recruiting a Samoan from the Premiership
Montpellier entered the off-season light on scrum-halves, but Vern Cotter has now remedied the situation by offering a veteran Sam…
Online Editors
28 Jun 2019, 7:25
Pienaar back at Montpellier following compassionate leave, but his future looks uncertain
Ruan Pienaar has returned to France following the mid-February death of his sister, but he might have already played his final mat…
Online Editors
02 Apr 2019, 4:21
'It's a frustrating period': Former Springbok finds silver lining amid coronavirus panic
While the world comes to a standstill as the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc globally, Ruan Pienaar has found a silver lining am…
Online Editors
24 Mar 2020, 18:53
Red card opens the door for Farrell to strike late for Connacht
Former Ulster player Ruan Pienaar was poised to enjoy a winning return to Ireland until Cheetahs suffered a red card and allowed a…
Online Editors
26 Oct 2019, 15:33
Cheetahs make a splash by signing four more players ahead of new PRO14 season
Fresh from having Montpellier's Ruan Pienaar ink a two-year deal at the club, the Cheetahs have further bolstered their squad with…
Online Editors
16 Jul 2019, 8:49
BIG BUCKS: The Top 14's top seven overseas signings for the new season
Of the 201 confirmed new arrivals at France's Top 14 clubs this summer, 59 are overseas players. Not all those 59 are new to th…
James Harrington
02 Aug 2017, 10:41
Analysis
'Ulster, though no one wants to admit it, isn't much more than a development province right now.'
A storied rugby institution, the Irish representation from Ulster has fallen away to a trickle in recent years and that is a conce…
Garry Doyle
19 Mar 2025, 7:40
