Francois 'Faffa' Knoetze (born 18 January 1963) is a former South African rugby union player that played two tests for the Springboks.
Knoetze was part of the Western Province team that won the Currie Cup in 1985 and in 1986.
[2] Knoetze made his test debut for the Springboks against the World XV on 26 August 1989 at his home ground, Newlands in Cape Town.
He also played in the second test against the World XV and toured with the Springboks to England and France in 1992.
[4] In 1985, Knoetze was one of the five Young Players of the Year, along with Schalk Burger (born 1963), Deon Coetzee, Christo Ferreira and Giepie Nel.