Birth name | Anton van Zyl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rondebosch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Stellenbosch University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anton van Zyl (born 23 February 1980) is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Western Province in the Currie Cup. His regular playing position is Lock. He won the Hector Klette floating trophy for participation in school life in 1993 at Rondebosch boys High School.
The Blue Bulls is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament and the United Rugby Championship. They are governed by the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and are based at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, Gauteng province.
St. Alban's College is a private, boarding, English medium and day high school for boys situated in the suburb of Lynnwood Glen in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was founded in 1963 by Anton Murray. Its history, influence, wealth, and academic reputation have made it one of the most prestigious schools in South Africa. The sister school is called St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Pretoria.
Paul Roos Gymnasium is a leading public dual medium high school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which opened on 1 March 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. Described as South Africa’s Eton College by novelist Wilbur Smith, it is the 12th oldest school in the country, and its Old Boys have had an important, wide-ranging and notable impact on the history of South Africa.
Piet van Zyl is a Namibian rugby union player who captained the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa at provincial level, and played for the Namibia at international level. Van Zyl was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game against Ireland. Van Zyl plays as a centre. Van Zyl made his debut in August 2007 in a friendly match against South Africa.
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Daniel Jacobus van Zyl is a South African sportsman who represented his country at rugby union and played first-class cricket.
David McHugh is an Irish former rugby union referee. McHugh refereed matches at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups. In 1996 McHugh refereed the inaugural Heineken Cup final. He would also referee the 2001 final, making him the first referee to take charge of two European Rugby Champions Cup finals. He also refereed in the Celtic League, the Six Nations Championship and the Tri Nations. In 2002, while refereeing a Tri Nations match between South Africa and New Zealand, McHugh was assaulted by a South African fan. After retiring as a referee in 2004, McHugh worked as a referee performance officer and then manager for the Irish Rugby Football Union.
Casparus Cornelius "Corniel" van Zyl is a South African-born Italian former rugby union footballer who played at lock. Van Zyl was part of the Italian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He is currently forwards coach at Ealing Trailfinders in West London
Petrus Erasmus van Zyl is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Stade Français Paris rugby.
Kayle Deon van Zyl is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Italian side Rugby Calvisano, competing in the Top10 and European Rugby Continental Shield. He has the ability to play in any position in the back-line but has thus far mostly featured as a fullback.
Christopher Machiel van Zyl is a former South African rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup. His regular position is lock.
The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014. The tournament is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
Philippus Jacobus van Zyl is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Portuguese Campeonato Português de Rugby side Agronomia. His is a utility forward that can play as a lock, a flanker or a number eight.
The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.
Ivan van Zyl is a South African rugby union player for Saracens. His regular position is scrum-half.
Ockert Petrus van Zyl is a former South African rugby union player, that played first class rugby between 2004 and 2013. He played as a flanker or a lock.
Joe van Zyl is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby. His regular position is hooker.
Jacques van Zyl is a South African rugby union player for the Western Province in the Currie Cup. His regular position is hooker.
Hendrik Jacobus van Zyl is a South African former rugby union international.