PJ van Zyl

PJ van Zyl

Full name	Philippus Jacobus van Zyl
Date of birth	(1988-04-23) 23 April 1988
Place of birth	Rustenburg, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School	Hoërskool Bergsig, Rustenburg
University	North-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker / Number 8 Current team Chalon Youth career 2007 Template:Rut Golden Lions 2009 Template:Rut Leopards Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 Template:Rut NWU Pukke (10) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2014 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 65 (50) 2014–present Chalon 0 (0) Correct as of 5 October 2014

Philippus Jacobus van Zyl (born (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 in Rustenburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Fédérale 1 side Chalon. His is a utility forward that can play as a lock, a flanker or a number eight.

Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

Van Zyl was part of the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19 squad in 2007 and the Template:Rut Leopards U21 squad in 2009. In 2010, he also played Varsity Cup rugby with the Template:Rut NWU Pukke, making four appearances.

Boland Cavaliers

At the start of 2011, Van Zyl joined Wellington-based side Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers. He made his debut for the team during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, a 25–42 defeat to Template:Rut Griquas in Bredasdorp in the Cavaliers' opening match of the competition. Van Zyl was on the field for less than ten minutes when he scored his first senior try.

He soon established himself as a regular starter for Boland in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions and reached his half-century of appearances during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season.

Chalon

At the conclusion of the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, Van Zyl moved to France to join Fédérale 1 side Chalon.