François Steyn

François Steyn

Player information
Full name	François Philippus Lodewyk Steyn
birthday	May 14, 1987
place of birth	Aliwal North , South Africa
Nickname	Frans
society
society	Sharks
position	Connector , inner three quarters , outer three quarters , goalkeeper
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
2006–2009 2007–2009 2009–2012 2012-	Natal Sharks Sharks (Super Rugby) Racing Métro 92 Sharks (Super Rugby)	20 (65) 38 (78) 59 (151) 26 (132)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
2006-	South Africa	55 (132)
Status: June 17, 2017 National team: June 17, 2017

François Philippus Lodewyk Steyn (born May 14, 1987 in Aliwal North ) is a South African rugby union player who has played in the outside three quarters and goalkeeper positions for the South African national team and the French club Racing Métro 92 . He became the youngest player to be world champion at the 2007 World Cup. He won his second title at the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup .

Career

Steyn first played for South Africa in 2006. He made his first attempt on his debut against Ireland . He was nominated for the World Cup the following year, was used in all games of the tournament and among other things contributed three points to the final victory over England .

In 2009 Steyn played with South Africa against the British and Irish Lions . The Springboks won the series 2-1 and also secured the third title at the Tri Nations in the same year.

Steyn played in the South African championship Currie Cup for the province of Natal and in the international championship Super 14 for the Sharks . At the beginning of the 2009/10 season he left South Africa and moved to France for the newly promoted Racing Métro 92 .

Web links

• Profile with the Sharks
• National team profile
• Profile at itsrugby

Individual evidence

1. ^ South Africa announce Lions squad. BBC, June 1, 2009, accessed June 11, 2009 . 
2. ^ Rugby: Springbok star signs with French club. (No longer available online.) NZ Herald, June 11, 2009, archived from the original on December 27, 2015 ; accessed on June 11, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.