Piet van Zyl (rugby player born 1989)

For another rugby union player with the same name, see Piet van Zyl (Namibian rugby union player).
Piet van Zyl
Personal information
Full namePetrus Erasmus van Zyl
Born14 September 1989
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
School(s) attendedGrey College, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Club information
Playing positionScrum-Half
Current clubBlue Bulls / Bulls
Youth career
2008–10Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2010–13Free State Cheetahs32(30)
2012–13Cheetahs32(25)
2014–Bulls20(5)
2014–Blue Bulls11(5)
Representative team(s)‡
2013–South Africa2(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 July 2013.

Petrus Erasmus van Zyl (born 14 September 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum-half for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition.

Career

Van Zyl was born in Pretoria, however he is a product of the famous Grey College school in Bloemfontein. He made his Free State Cheetahs debut in 2010 and his impressive domestic performances saw him promoted to the Cheetahs side for the 2012 Super Rugby season. To date he has played over 50 times in all competitions for the Cheetahs.[1][2]

On 30 July 2013, the Blue Bulls announced that he would join them after the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[3] He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[4] and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Sharks in Durban.[5][6]

International

Van Zyl earned his first international call up ahead of South Africa's second match in the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests, taking the place of the injured Jano Vermaak in the squad.[7] He made his Springbok debut against Scotland on June 15 replacing Ruan Pienaar in the 69th minute of the match at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in a 30-17 win for the home side.[8] He earned his second cap a week later in South Africa's 56-23 drubbing of Samoa.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Piet van Zyl SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Piet van Zyl itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Vodacom Bulls sign Van Zyl". SuperSport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks vs Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Boks call up Piet van Zyl". Sport 24. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "South Africa vs Scotland June 15, 2013 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "South Africa vs Samoa June 22, 2013 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 29 July 2013.