Piet van Zyl (rugby player born 1989)

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For another rugby union player with the same name, see Piet van Zyl (Namibian rugby union player).

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Piet van Zyl
Personal information
Full name Petrus Erasmus van Zyl
Born (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 34)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
School(s) attended Grey College, Bloemfontein
University University of the Free State
Club information
Playing position Scrum-Half
Current club Bulls
Youth career
2008–10 Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2010–13 Free State Cheetahs 31 (30)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2012–13 Cheetahs 32 (25)
2014– Bulls 33 (25)
2014– Blue Bulls 11 (5)
Representative team(s)‡
2013 South Africa 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 May 2016.
† 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.

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]

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