François Steyn

As of March 30, 2012 National: October 5, 2013

François Philip Lodewyk Steyn ( born May 14, 1987 in Aliwal North ) is a South African rugby union player who has hitherto on the positions of wings and full goalkeeper for the South African national team and the French club Racing Métro 92 played. He became world champion in 2007 as the youngest player ever.

Career

Steyn played for the first time in 2006 for South Africa. In his debut against Ireland he put like his first attempt. He was nominated the following year for the World Cup, came in all games of the tournament are used and controlled, among other three points to the final victory over England at.

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 in the Tri Nations in the same year.

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