Hencus van Wyk

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Hencus van Wyk
Full nameHendrik Jacobus van Wyk
Date of birth (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Nigel, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight119 kg (18 st 10 lb; 262 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Nylstroom
University UP Tuks
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2008–2010 Limpopo Blue Bulls
2011–2012 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 UP Tuks 4 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2016 Blue Bulls 21 (20)
2013–2016 Bulls 2 (0)
2015–2020 Munakata Sanix Blues 27 (5)
2016 Blue Bulls XV 1 (0)
2016 Golden Lions XV 1 (0)
2017 Lions 3 (0)
2018–2020 Sunwolves 16 (5)
2020 Cheetahs 1 (0)
2020–2021 NTT Red Hurricanes 1 (0)
2021 Free State Cheetahs 7 (0)
2022 San Diego Legion 13 (5)
2022– Cheetahs ()
2023– Free State Cheetahs ()
Correct as of 25 September 2022

Hendrik Jacobus van Wyk (born 2 March 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Free State Cheetahs of the Currie Cup. [1] His regular position is prop.

Career

Van Wyk played at the 2008 Under–16 Grant Khomo Week and the Under–18 Craven Week for the Limpopo Blue Bulls before joining their parent club, the Blue Bulls. He played for them in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship and 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions and was a regular starter throughout both competitions.[ citation needed ]

Van Wyk made his senior debut for the Blue Bulls in the 2011 Vodacom Cup against the Border Bulldogs. [2] He didn't feature for the seniors again that season, or in 2012, but was included in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, where he made three starts before he was included on the Bulls squad for their 2013 Super Rugby season match against the Waratahs, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute. [3]

In 2013, Van Wyk signed a contract extension to keep him at the Blue Bulls until 2015. [4] He joined Japanese Top Kyūshū League side Munakata Sanix Blues before the 2015–2016 season. [5]

Van Wyk returned to the Bulls during the 2016 Super Rugby season, signing a contract until May 2016. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hencus van Wyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 8–34 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Bulls 30–19 Waratahs". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Young stars extend Bulls stay". Sport24. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "2015年度 追加新入団選手のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). Munakata Sanix Blues. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Three stars extend Vodacom Bulls contracts" (Press release). Bulls. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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