Full name | Tyler Bocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyler Bocks (born 8 February 2001) is a South African rugby union player for the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup. [3] His regular position is centre.
Bocks was named in the Golden Lions side for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. [4] He made his Currie Cup debut for the Golden Lions against the Western Province in Round 1 of the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division [5] [6] and was named in the Lion's United Rugby Championship squad in 2023/24. [7]
Bocks represented the South African Schools team in 2018, [8] and played for the Junior Springboks in 2021. [9] [10]
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