PJ van Zyl
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| Full name | Philippus Jacobus van Zyl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rustenburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Bergsig, Rustenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philippus Jacobus van Zyl (born 23 April 1988 in Rustenburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Portuguese Campeonato Português de Rugby side Agronomia.[1][2] 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
Varsity Cup rugby with the NWU Pukke
, making four appearances.
Boland Cavaliers
At the start of 2011, Van Zyl joined
Wellington-based side Boland Cavaliers. He made his debut for the team during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, a 25–42 defeat to Griquas in Bredasdorp in the Cavaliers' opening match of the competition.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – PJ van Zyl". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SARU Player Profile PJ van Zyl". It's Rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 25–42 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Deux nouveaux joueurs à l'ASRCC" (Press release) (in French). RC Chalon. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.