Piet van Zyl (rugby union, born 1989)
Full name | Petrus Erasmus van Zyl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petrus Erasmus van Zyl (born 14 September 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Stade Français Paris rugby.
Career
Van Zyl was born in Pretoria, however he is a product of the famous Grey College school in Bloemfontein. He made his Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs debut in 2010 and his impressive domestic performances saw him promoted to the Template:Rut Cheetahs side for the 2012 Super Rugby season. To date he has played over 50 times in all competitions for the Cheetahs.[1][2]
On 30 July 2013, the Template:Rut Blue Bulls announced that he would join them after the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[3] He was included in the Template:Rut Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[4] and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Template:Rut Sharks in Durban.[5][6]
In October 2017, he announced that he would retire from South African rugby to return to his family farm in Vrede, although he would consider an international move.[7] In December, it was announced that he would join English side London Irish in 2018,[8] which was confirmed by his new side on 4 January.[9]
International
Van Zyl earned his first international call up ahead of South Africa's second match in the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests, taking the place of the injured Jano Vermaak in the squad.[10] He made his Springbok debut against Scotland on 15 June replacing Ruan Pienaar in the 69th minute of the match at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in a 30–17 win for the home side.[11] He earned his second cap a week later in South Africa's 56–23 drubbing of Samoa.[12]
In 2016, Van Zyl was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[13] He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein[14] and scored a 64th-minute try for his side, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[15] He then started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[16]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Piet van Zyl". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Piet van Zyl itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Vodacom Bulls sign Van Zyl". SuperSport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31–16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Piet:'Op my beste, maar ek is klaar'". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Sewende Bok-nr. 9 oorsee". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "South African scrum-half Piet van Zyl pens deal with London Irish" (Press release). London Irish. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Boks call up Piet van Zyl". Sport 24. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 30–17 Scotland". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 56–23 Samoa". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26–29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
Template:2013 Free State Cheetahs Currie Cup squad Template:2012 Free State Cheetahs Currie Cup squad
- Living people
- 1989 births
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Sportspeople from Pretoria
- White South African people
- Afrikaner people
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein