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      Pienaar on Castre clash

      Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013

      Ruan Pienaar looks forward to Ulster's Heineken Cup clash with Castres

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      Williams and Pienaar in for Ulster

      Thursday, 18 Oct 2012

      Nick Williams and Ruan Pienaar have been included in Ulster's starting line-up for Friday's Heineken Cup Pool 4 match against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium.

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      Ulster claim bonus-point win over Castres

      Friday, 12 Oct 2012

      Last season's beaten finalists Ulster opened their Heineken Cup campaign with a 41-17 win and maximum points thanks to Ruan Pienaar's dramatic bonus try.

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      Pienaar back in Ulster squad for Heineken Cup

      Tuesday, 09 Oct 2012

      South Africa international Ruan Pienaar has returned to the Ulster rugby squad ahead of their Heineken Cup opener against Castres Olympique at Ravenhill on Friday.

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      Ulster book place in Heineken Cup final

      Saturday, 28 Apr 2012

      The unerring boot of South African scrum-half Ruan Pienaar took Ulster into their first Heineken Cup final since 1999.

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      Aftermath: Ulster hammer Leicester

      Saturday, 14 Jan 2012

      Andrew Trimble, Ruan Pienaar and Geordan Murphy give their reaction to Ulster's comprehensive victory over Leicester on Friday night.

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      Pienaar and Marshall sign new Ulster deals

      Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012

      Ulster scrum-half duo Ruan Pienaar and Paul Marshall have both signed new two-year deals with the province.

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      Pienaar and McAllister start for Ulster

      Thursday, 08 Dec 2011

      Ruan Pienaar and Paddy McAllister have both been included in the starting team for Ulster's Heineken Cup Pool 4 match against Aironi at Ravenhill on Friday.

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      Glasgow 19-22 Ulster

      Friday, 25 Mar 2011

      Ruan Pienaar was the hero for Ulster at Firhill, his man-of-the-match haul of all 22 points ensuring his side snatched a last-gasp victory against a typically dogged Glasgow side to climb to second in the Magners League.

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      Pienaar to start at No 10 for Ulster

      Thursday, 03 Mar 2011

      Ruan Pienaar will start at outhalf for Ulster against Aironi in Friday's Magners League fixture at Ravenhill.

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      Scarlets 16-18 Ulster

      Friday, 18 Feb 2011

      South Africa scrum-half Ruan Pienaar snatched a Magners League victory for Ulster with the last kick of the match to stun the Scarlets at a rain-drenched Parc y Scarlets.

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      Ulster 19-17 Glasgow Warriors

      Friday, 01 Oct 2010

      Ulster kept their unbeaten record in the Magners League intact against a Glasgow outfit who threatened to spoil the party for the home side's South African new recruit Ruan Pienaar.

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      Pienaar included in Ulster squad

      Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010

      Ruan Pienaar has been named in the Ulster squad for their Magners League clash with Glasgow on Friday in Ravenhill.

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      South Africa star Pienaar joins Ulster

      Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010

      Springbok Ruan Pienaar has agreed a two-year-deal with Ulster.

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      Ulster announce Ruan Pienaar signing

      Thursday, 27 May 2010

      Ulster have announced the signing of South Africa Test fly-half Ruan Pienaar on a two-year contract.

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      Oz and Springboks name teams

      Thursday, 27 Aug 2009

      Australia coach Robbie Deans has made five changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's crunch clash with South Africa in Perth, with the Springboks recalling Ruan Pienaar.

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      South Africa unchanged for Oz

      Tuesday, 04 Aug 2009

      South Africa named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday's Tri-Nations test against Australia in Cape Town with flyhalf Ruan Pienaar the only change on the bench.

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      Injured duo back for Boks

      Monday, 27 Jul 2009

      Ruan Pienaar and Jean de Villiers should be back for South Africa's Tri-nations match against New Zealand on Saturday after injury scares.

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      Pretorius backed for Boks out-half role

      Wednesday, 20 May 2009

      Former South Africa international Errol Tobias believes Andre Pretorius should be picked ahead of Ruan Pienaar in the troubled fly-half position for the upcoming series against the British and Irish Lions.

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