Pierre Johan Spies was born on 8 June 1985 in Pretoria and is a retired South African rugby union player.
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11 Facts About Pierre Spies
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Pierre Spies usually plays as a Number 8, but can play as a flanker.
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Pierre Spies attended alongside future Springbok teammates Fourie du Preez and Wynand Olivier, professional rugby players Derick Kuun, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Gerhard van den Heever, Adriaan Fondse and cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis.
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Pierre Spies is a devout Christian, but although both his parents are ministers he only started practicing his faith when he was in his twenties.
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Pierre Spies made his first class debut for the Blue Bulls in 2005 in a match against Griquas.
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Pierre Spies made his Super 12 debut against the Brumbies, becoming the youngest player ever to represent the Bulls.
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Pierre Spies was retained for the home leg of the tournament and turned in two "Man-of-the-Match" performances, in their wins over the New Zealand in Rustenburg and Australia in Durban.
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On 21 July 2007, Pierre Spies was selected was in Jake White's Springbok squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup to be played in France in September, but was forced to withdraw from the squad nine days later after blood clots were found in his lungs.
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Pierre Spies returned to the Springboks' team for the 2008 June internationals against Wales.
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Pierre Spies was selected for South Africa's end-of-year tour, but injured his finger and was ruled out.
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Pierre Spies was credited with great strength, and pace for his size, but was criticised for a lack of physicality,.
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