Corniel van Zyl

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Corniel van Zyl
Full nameCasparus Cornelius van Zyl
Born (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 46)
Nelspruit, South Africa
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(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
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2012 Italy 8 (0)
Correct as of 30 January 2021
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2015–2020 Free State Cheetahs (forwards coach)
2021–2023 London Irish (assistant coach)
2023–2025 Benetton Treviso (assistant coach)
2025– Cardiff Rugby (head 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 head coach at Cardiff Rugby.

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. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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