Ben Pienaar (born 10 September 1986) is a rugby union player for London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership, having formerly played for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.
[2] Born in South Africa, Pienaar previously played for Langley School, Loddon before moving to Gresham's School and for England Schools,[3] He represented Norfolk from U-14s to U-16s, then was capped by England at U-16 and U-19 level.
[2] Outside rugby, Pienaar is also a past Junior National Champion at judo.
[2] Following injury and suspension of the more established number eights at Tigers, Pienaar had an opportunity for a run in the first team earning the praise of the coaches in the process.
[4] Pienaar was added to Tigers Heineken Cup squad for the knock-out stages of the 2008–09 competition.