PJ van Zyl

PJ van Zyl

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Personal information
Full name	Philippus Jacobus van Zyl
Born	(1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 Rustenburg, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Bergsig, Rustenburg
University	North-West University
Club information
Playing position	Lock / Flanker / Number 8
Current club	Chalon
Youth career
2007	Golden Lions
2009	Leopards
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2010	NWU Pukke	4	(10)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2011–14	Boland Cavaliers	65	(50)
2014–	Chalon	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 5 October 2014. † Appearances (Points).

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 Golden Lions U19 squad in 2007 and the Leopards U21 squad in 2009. In 2010, he also played 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. 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.