Francois hougaard and morne steyn biography
Morné Steyn
South African rugby union player
Rugby player
Morné Steyn, (born 11 July ) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a fly-half for the Bulls and played for the South Africa national team, up until his retirement from international test rugby in October [2]
Steyn has won an Under World Cup, three Currie Cups, three Super Rugby titles, one Super Rugby unlocked, one Tri-Nations, one French Top 14 title and is the only player in history to win two British and Irish Lions series as part of the hosting side.
Playing career
With the Bulls, he was a member of the team that won Super Rugby in , and In and , he was the leading point scorer in the league.
Morne steyn bulls He was the starting fly-half in all five of the Springbok games at the Rugby World Cup , when they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Australia in Wellington. He was also top scorer in the tournament with 62 points. Wales' reward for their efforts, however, was not the try they hoped for, but two Hook penalties, the second after JP Pietersen's high tackle on Mike Phillips. South African Rugby Union.In the semi-final against the Crusaders, he kicked four drop goals, a league record for a single game.[3]
From to , he played in the French Top 14 for Stade Français. He made his debut on 30 August in a 38–3 win over Biarritz. Coming on in the 60th minute, he scored four points by converting two tries.[4]
South Africa
In early , South Africa coach Peter de Villiers stated his preference for Ruan Pienaar in the Springbok number 10 jersey despite Steyn performing very well in the Super 14 tournament.
Steyn was on the replacement bench during the second Test of the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, when Pienaar's kicking game disintegrated. Steyn replaced Pienaar and immediately slotted two conversions and two penalties – including one from 53 metres (58&#;yd) in the dying minutes of the game, which gave the Springboks the match and the series in dramatic fashion.
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Steyn scored the most points by a player at the Rugby World Cup, 62 points.
In August , having not played for South Africa since , he was selected as a substitute for the deciding third test against the British & Irish Lions. He replaced Handré Pollard in the second half, and, as he had in , kicked two late penalties to help South Africa win the game and the series.[7]