Francois van Wyk

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Francois van Wyk
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Full nameFrancois Daniel van Wyk
Date of birth (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bellville, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)
SchoolBoland Agricultural High School
University University of Cape Town
Varsity College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team Bath
Youth career
2007–2009 Western Province
2010 Boland
2011–2012 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2012 UCT Ikey Tigers 16 (10)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Western Province 2 (0)
2014–2017 Western Force 20 (5)
2014–2017 Perth Spirit 7 (0)
2017–2021 Northampton Saints 84 (15)
2021–2024 Leicester Tigers 54 (35)
2024– Bath ()
Correct as of 28 July 2024

Francois Daniel "Slak" van Wyk (born 30 July 1991) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as a loosehead prop for Bath in England's Premiership Rugby. He has previously played for Northampton Saints & Leicester Tigers in the Premiership, the Western Force in Super Rugby as well as Western Province in his native South Africa. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Van Wyk was born and raised in the Western Cape and played junior rugby for both Western Province and Boland. He was also a member of the UCT Ikey Tigers side which lifted the 2011 Varsity Cup, playing in all of his side's 9 games and featuring alongside future Western Force team-mate Marcel Brache. [3] [5] [6]

Opportunities at provincial level proved harder to come by and he only managed 2 appearances for Western Province, both of which came during the 2013 Vodacom Cup. This limitation in game time saw him move to Australia to link up with the Perth based Western Force.

For 2014, Van Wyk was named as a member of the Force's Wider Training Group alongside Ollie Hoskins, Brad Lacey, Dillyn Leyds and Dylan Sage. [1] He gained his first Super Rugby cap on 24 May 2014, replacing Pek Cowan in the final minute of his side's 29-19 win over the Lions in Perth. [7]

It was announced on May 10, 2017 that Van Wyk would join English side Northampton Saints for the 2017/18 campaign. [4] He will leave at the end of the 2020–21 season. [8]

On 8 March 2021, it was confirmed that van Wyk would sign for local rivals Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Rugby from the 2021-22 season. [9] Van Wyk made his Leicester debut against Exeter Chiefs on 18 September 2021. On 30 October 2021, van Wyk scored his first try for Leicester in the East Midlands Derby against his former club, Northampton Saints. [10] Van Wyk was sent off on 3 December 2022 after coming on as a substitute in a match against Bristol Bears.

On 17 April 2024, Bath announced Van Wyk would join them for two seasons starting from that summer. [11]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 22 November 2017 [12]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2014 Force 20230000000
2015 Force 211611000500
2016 Force 7433430000000
2017 Force 8352510000000
Total198116611000500

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References

  1. 1 2 "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby Western Australia. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Francois van Wyk Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois van Wyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Saints sign Super Rugby prop". Northampton Saints.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – UCT : 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tuks 16–26 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Force 29–19 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Francois van Wyk to leave Northampton Saints this summer". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tigers to add Van Wyk to front row ranks". Leicester Tigers. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Leicester Tigers player ratings from Northampton Saints victory: 'Perfect message'". Leicester Mercury. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Francois van Wyk: Bath sign Leicester Tigers prop from 2024-25 on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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