Hans van Dyk
| Full name | Hans Jacob van Dyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 April 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bethal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Middelburg Tech High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Template:Rut NWU Pukke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | BW van Dyk (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans van Dyk (born 29 April 1982) is a former South African rugby union player.[1][2][3][4] His regular position was hooker.
He retired at the end of the 2013 season,[5] having made more than 160 first class appearances for the Template:Rut Leopards, Template:Rut Griquas, Template:Rut Golden Lions, Template:Rut Pumas, Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers and Template:Rut SWD Eagles domestically and the Template:Rut Cheetahs and Template:Rut Lions in Super Rugby.
Career
Van Dyk is a well-travelled player in South African domestic competition. He made his debut for the Template:Rut Leopards in 2005 and represented them for two seasons. In 2007, he joined the Template:Rut Griquas and was also called up into the Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby squad, where he made six appearances.
After two seasons at Griquas, he joined Template:Rut Golden Lions and again played some Super Rugby, this time for the Template:Rut Lions.
In 2010, he then joined the Template:Rut Pumas for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division, but left them at the end of 2011.
He joined Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers for a short spell during the 2012 Vodacom Cup before joining Template:Rut SWD Eagles for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.
Towards the end of 2012, he played in his 150th first class match.
He is the older brother of Template:Rut Leopards hooker BW van Dyk.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hans van Dyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SWD Eagles Player Profile Hans van Dyk". SWD Eagles. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "It's Rugby Player Profile Hans van Dyk". It's Rugby. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "World Artists Player Profile Hans van Dyk". World Artists. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Vulindlu se heil by SWD". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2013.