Piet van Zyl (rugby union, born 1979)

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Piet van Zyl
Birth namePiet van Zyl
Date of birth (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 (age 44) [1]
Place of birth Worcester, South Africa [1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2012 Bourgoin 39 (14 [2] )
Correct as of 21 May 2013
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2008 Boland Cavaliers 28 (30 [2] )
Correct as of 21 May 2013
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2009 Cheetahs 9 (0)
Correct as of 21 May 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–present Namibia 14 (15 [3] )
Correct as of 9 September 2007

Piet van Zyl (born 14 May 1979) 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. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "RWC 2007 player profile for Piet van Zyl". rugbyworldcup.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  2. 1 2 "itsrugby.co.uk profile for Piet van Zyl". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "scrum.com profile for Piet van Zyl". scrum.com. Retrieved 27 February 2011.