Corniel van Zyl

Corniel van Zyl

Full name	Casparus Cornelius van Zyl
Born	(1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 46) Nelspruit, South Africa
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2004 Pumas 25 (10) 2003–2004 → Rotherham Titans 4 (5) 2005–2007 Free State Cheetahs 48 (25) 2005 Cats 0 (0) 2006–2015 Cheetahs 24 (0) 2007–2015 Treviso 160 (35) Correct as of 30 January 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 Italy 8 (0) Correct as of 30 January 2021 Coaching career Years Team 2015–2020 Free State Cheetahs (forwards coach) 2021– London Irish (assistant coach)

Casparus Cornelius "Corniel" van Zyl (born 27 January 1979) 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. ^[1] He is currently forwards coach at Ealing Trailfinders in West London

He played for Italian side Treviso for eight seasons from 2007 to 2015 before retiring as a player to become the forwards coach at the Free State Cheetahs. ^[2]

Van Zyl left the Free State Cheetahs in 2020 and joined London Irish as an assistant coach on 30 January 2021. ^[3]

References

1. "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. "Franco Smith neem by Naka Drotske oor as breier" (Press release). Cheetahs. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
3. "Exiles add Van Zyl to coaching set up]" (Press release). London Irish. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

• Corniel van Zyl at ESPNscrum (archived)
• 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile