Francois Steyn rugby player
Francois Steyn rugby player

Francois Steyn

14th May 1987 1.91m/112kg Inside Centre

Super Rugby Round 8 Preview Part 2

1 decade ago by Len Kaplan

In the second game on Saturday, the Brumbies come off a bye week to face the Cheetahs, who conceded 37 points last week and 57 the week before. The Sharks host the Crusaders in Durban, the former having...

Preview: S15 Round Eight, Part Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

It is going to be a spicy Easter weekend and for some certainly not such a Holy Saturday. There will be desperation by the Blues to finally get a win, when they get the day underway with a trip to...

Steyn: SANZAR explains the ban

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

EXCLUSIVE: SANZAR moved swiftly to defuse the storm that erupted in the wake of Springbok Francois Steyn's five-week ban.

Francois Steyn banned for 5 weeks after rescinded red card is overturned

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

In a particularly brutal and controversy filled Super Rugby clash between the Sharks and the Chiefs, Francois Steyn was red-carded for an illegal tackle on fly-half Aaron Cruden. The rulings that followed...

Sanzar reacts to Steyn ban

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

Southern Hemisphere controlling body Sanzar has revealed why they thought it was necessary to appeal Francois Steyn’s judicial hearing – because they thought the conclusion that Advocate Jannie Lubbe...

Francois Steyn suspended for five weeks on appeal

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Sharks centre Francois Steyn has been handed a five-week ban for a lifting tackle on Chiefs first five-eighth Aaron Cruden after the incident was revisited by the SANZAR judiciary. Springboks back...

Sharks’ Steyn banned for tip-tackle

1 decade ago by iol.co.za

A SANZAR Appeals Committee has allowed an appeal against the verdict of a judicial hearing that cleared Francois Steyn of a lifting tackle.

Steyn banned for five weeks

1 decade ago by Sky Sports Rugby

South Africa three-quarter Francois Steyn has been banned for five weeks for a tip-tackle on All Blacks fly-half Aaron Cruden during a Super Rugby game.

Preview: S15 Round Seven, Part Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Can we match last Saturday for sheer drama? The quality of the play may have been somewhat below par, but the drama was befitting of a Hollywood script. The ingredients are there to make this Saturday...

Super Rugby Round 7 Preview Part 2

1 decade ago by Len Kaplan

The Stormers begin their four weeks in Australasia with a clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin, with both teams coming off a loss. The Waratahs, riding high after their best performance of the season,...