A biography for Francois Hougaardhasn’t been written yet.
“I think rugby is 80 per cent mental.”
“As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'”
“You never know what battles people fight.”
“It's never nice to lose someone close to you; unfortunately, life goes on, and we have to make peace with it and move on.”