Pieter de Villiers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pieter de Villiers
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 3, 1972(1972-07-03)
Age	52
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Malmesbury
Horoscope	Cancer

Pieter de Villiers Biography

Pieter de Villiers is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on July 3, 1972 in Malmesbury, South Africa. Pieter de Villiers, a South African-born rugby union footballer, was born 3 July 1972 in Malmesbury (South Africa). He played in two Rugby World Cups and finished his career with Stade Francais, in the Top 14 competition of France. He was an excellent prop and was well-known for his ability to scrummage.

In 2002, he played seven times for France. De Villiers won the Top 14 championship in 2002 with Stade Francais. He defeated Stade Toulousain by 32-18 in final. After traces of cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs were detected in a drug test in 2003, de Villiers was temporarily banned from recreational drug use. He denied that he had taken drugs, but was banned for bringing disrepute to the game. De Villiers did two tests against Argentina in June 2003 and one against the All Blacks during June 2003. He was not allowed to play in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Stade Francais reached the final of the French championship where they beat USA Perpignan 38-20 to win the title. He was able to return to the French squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship. He also played three more test matches in the same year. He was awarded 10 international caps for France in 2005. Stade Francais, which were finalists at both the 2004-05 Heineken Cup, and the French championship, lost both. He won the 2006 Six Nations Championship together with France the following season.

In December 2019, De Villiers has been hired as scrum assistant coach for Scotland.

De Villiers was part of France’s 2000 Six Nations Championship team and participated in five matches in France. De Villiers also received two more international caps in November 2000. He was part of the starting line-up in the second test against the All Blacks. He was able to cement his place in the starting line-up, playing all the Six Nations Championship games and the June and November test matches.

Pieter de Villiers Net Worth

Pieter de Villiers is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pieter de Villiers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He has enjoyed a successful club career. He was part of teams that won Bouclier de Brennus in France as champions in 1998 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2007.

De Villiers made his debut in 1999 for France, in a match against Wales in Cardiff. This was just before the start of 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. De Villers, despite only being capped internationally, was selected for France’s World Cup team. In the quarterfinal victory over Argentina, he was replaced by De Villers. He was also part of the famous semi-final win over the All Blacks. France reached the final where they faced the Wallabies. Australia won with 35-12.

In December 2007, de Villiers suffered a neck injury that sidelined him for a large part of the 2007–08 season. Even after recovering, he had difficulty breaking into the Stade Français squad. On 18 April 2008, he announced his retirement from all rugby, effective at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Pieter de Villiers Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Pieter Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Pieter de Villiers celebrates birthday on July 3 of every year.

Who is Peter de Villiers?

Peter recently quit as head coach of the EP Elephants to pursue a career in politics. He’s been a councillor for the Good party in Drakenstein, Paarl, since last year. Party leader Patricia de Lille’s husband, Edwin, died last year following a long illness.

Who owns clickatell?

In a tiny apartment in Cape Town, our (now) CEO Pieter de Villiers, his twin brother Casper, and two friends Danie du Toit and Patrick Lawson embarked on creating an application programming interface (API) between cellphones and computers. They did it!

When was Peter de Villiers Springbok coach?

De Villiers coached the Springboks from 2008 to 2011 , with a controversial defeat to Australia in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final coming at the end of his tenure. While not everyone’s cup of tea while at the helm of the Springboks, under Peter de Villiers’ leadership the national side won 30 of their 48 Tests.

Who is AB de Villiers wife?

Danielle de Villiers

Did Peter de Villiers play rugby?

Pieter de Villiers (born 3 July 1972 in Malmesbury, South Africa) is a South African-born French rugby union player and coach. As a player he represented France at international level and played in two Rugby World Cups, and ended his club career with Stade Français in the Top 14 competition in France.