Kobus van Dyk

Kobus van Dyk
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Johannes van Dyk
Born (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994
Bredasdorp, South Africa
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School(s) attended Hoërskool Overberg, Caledon
University Stellenbosch University
Club information
Playing position No 8 / Lock / Flanker
Current club Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
2014–2015 Western Province U21
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2015–present Maties 14 (40)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2016–present Western Province 19 (20)
2016–present Stormers 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

Jacobus Johannes van Dyk (born 6 July 1994) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Stormers Super Rugby team and the Western Province Currie Cup team.[1] He can play as a number 8, lock or flanker.

Rugby career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Van Dyk was born in Bredasdorp and attended school in Caledon. He never represented his local provincial side Western Province at schoolboy tournaments, such as the Craven Week. However, after enrolling at the Stellenbosch University, he was selected to represent Western Province at Under-21 level, making three appearances for them in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He played six matches for Maties in the 2015 Varsity Cup competition, scoring tries in matches against UCT Ikey Tigers,[2] NWU Pukke,[3] NMMU Madibaz[4] and CUT Ixias.[5] He made seven starts for Western Province U21 during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship regular season, before dropping to the bench for the title play-offs; he came on as a first-half replacement in their 43–20 victory over the Golden Lions U21s in the semi-finals,[6] but remained unused in the final, in which his side beat the Free State U21s 52–17.[7]

He started eight of Maties' nine matches during the 2016 Varsity Cup,[8] repeating his scoring records from 2015 by scoring four tries; two of those came in their 40–0 victory over CUT Ixias,[9] and one each against UCT Ikey Tigers[10] and UFS Shimlas.[11]

Western Province

Shortly after the 2016 Varsity Cup, Van Dyk was also included in the Western Province squad for their 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. He made his first class debut in a 16–24 defeat to a Sharks XV[12] and established himself as the first choice number eight for the duration of the tournament, making nine appearances.

Just over two months after making his first class debut, Van Dyk was called into the Stormers squad for their final match of the 2016 Super Rugby regular season against the Kings and made his Super Rugby debut by coming on as a replacement for the final ten minutes of the match.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Kobus van Dyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UCT 32-32 FNB MATIES". South African Rugby Union. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB MATIES 26-26 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB MATIES 26-16 FNB NMMU MADIBAZ". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 8-53 FNB MATIES". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 43-20 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52-17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB MATIES : 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB MATIES 40-0 FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB MATIES 60-13 FNB UCT IKEYS". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB MATIES 35-14 FNB UFS SHIMLAS". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 24-16 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Stormers 52-24 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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