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South African rugby player – Francois Steyn

François Steyn, born 14 May 1987, in Aliwal North, is a South African rugby union player, who plays for his national team; the Natal Sharks in the country’s domestic competition, the Currie Cup; and the Sharks in the Southern Hemisphere Super 14 competition.

Steyn is widely seen as one of the biggest talents to have emerged recently in the game of rugby. He has an eye for the posts and a great kicking game, occasionally replacing Percy Montgomery for longer penalty kicks.

After playing only ten matches for the Sharks in the 2006 Currie Cup (at fly-half), Steyn was, at 19 years old, selected to represent South Africa in the Northern Hemisphere. He has shown to possess superb goal kicking qualities as well.

In his debut season of Super 14 rugby, Steyn was selected on the right wing, however, was moved to fullback when a teammate was injured. He kicked two drop goals in the 2007 Tri-Nations opener against Australia at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, to win the game for the Springboks. One of these, a 42 metre effort from a fielded clearance kick next to the sideline, and another three minutes from time next to the posts about 30 m out.

Steyn was also a member of the winning team of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making him the youngest player to win a World Cup.