Heyneke Meyer is a South African rugby coach. He started his coaching career in 1988 and by 1998, was a Head Coach for the South Western Districts Eagles. From the 2000 until 2007 he coached the Blue Bulls, and in that time the team won the South African championship 4 times. He also coached the South African based Bulls in the Super Rugby competition at that time, played between New Zealand, South African and Australian based teams. And in 2007, led his beloved Bulls to a Championship victory. In 2012 he was appointed head coach of the South African National rugby team, the Springboks, leading them to a 3rd place in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.