Francois van Wyk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francois Daniel van Wyk | ||
| Nickname | Slak | ||
| Born | 30 July 1991 Bellville, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Boland Agricultural High School | ||
| University | University of Cape Town Varsity College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Loosehead Prop | ||
| Current club | Force | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–09 | Western Province | ||
| 2010 | Boland | ||
| 2011–12 | Western Province | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–12 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 16 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013 | Western Province | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Force | 3 | (5) |
| 2014– | Perth Spirit | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 February 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Francois Daniel "Slak" van Wyk (born 30 July 1991) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as a loosehead prop for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3]
Career
Van Wyk was born and raised in the Western Cape and played junior rugby for both Western Province and Boland. He was also a member of the UCT Ikey Tigers side which lifted the 2011 Varsity Cup, playing in all of his side's 9 games and featuring alongside future Western Force team-mate Marcel Brache.[3][4][5]
Opportunities at provincial level proved harder to come by and he only managed 2 appearances for Western Province, both of which came during the 2013 Vodacom Cup. This limitation in game time saw him move to Australia to link up with the Perth based Western Force.
For 2014, van Wyk was named as a member of the Force's Wider Training Group alongside Ollie Hoskins, Brad Lacey, Dillyn Leyds and Dylan Sage.[1] He gained his first Super Rugby cap on 24 May 2014, replacing Pek Cowan in the final minute of his side's 29-19 win over the Lions in Perth.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby Western Australia. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Francois van Wyk Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Francois van Wyk SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "UCT 2011 Varsity Cup". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tuks vs UCT 11 April 2011 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Force vs Lions 24 May 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.