Kobus van Wyk
Full name | Jacobus Petrus van Wyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nababeep, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Petrus van Wyk (born 22 January 1992 in Nababeep) is a South African rugby player for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup in New Zealand.[1] His regular position is centre or wing.
Career
Youth
He represented Western Province at the Under-18 Craven Week competition in 2010. Later in the same year, he was also included in the Template:Rut Western Province U19 squad and made one appearance in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. In 2011, he made nine starts in the same competition, scoring five tries. In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Template:Rut Western Province U21 side, weighing in with four tries in each of those competitions.
Western Province / Stormers
He was included in the Template:Rut Western Province squad participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup[2] and made his first class debut as a substitute in their match against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs in Paarl.[3] He made a further four substitute appearances in that competition, scoring tries in their matches against Template:Rut SWD Eagles,[4] Template:Rut Free State XV[5] and the semi-final match against the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[6]
In 2014, he was included in the Template:Rut Stormers squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[7] and was named in the starting line-up for their first match of the season against the Template:Rut Lions,[8] despite having no Currie Cup experience or making a single first class start.
Bordeaux
In August 2016, French Top 14 side Template:Rut Bordeaux announced that they signed Van Wyk as a medical joker to replace the injured Darly Domvo. The deal would see Van Wyk arrive on a five-month deal until January 2017.[9]
Representative rugby
Van Wyk was a late call-up to the South Africa Under-20 side during the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa, replacing Patrick Howard who suffered a hamstring injury during the tournament.[10] He only made one appearance – starting the final against New Zealand, which South Africa won 22–16.[11]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kobus van Wyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Western Province : 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22–13 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 34–27 South Western Districts". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 37–41 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 44–25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Stormers: The Team". Stormers. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "DHL Stormers choose for opener" (Press release). Stormers. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "L'ailier Kobus Van Wyk arrive en joker médical" (Press release) (in French). Union Bordeaux Bègles. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Van Wyk gets Baby Boks call". Sport24. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v New Zealand". IRB. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Nama Khoi Local Municipality
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- South African rugby union players
- Stormers players
- Western Province (rugby team) players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union centres
- Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players