Kobus van Wyk

Kobus van Wyk

Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Petrus van Wyk
Born	22 January 1992 Nababeep, South Africa
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Occupation	South African rugby player
School(s) attended	Paarl Gimnasium
Club information
Playing position	Centre / Wing
Current club	Stormers
Youth career
2010–13	Western Province
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2013–	Western Province	24	(45)
2014–	Stormers	16	(20)
Representative team(s)^‡
2012	S.A. Under-20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 February 2014.

Jacobus Petrus van Wyk (born 22 January 1992 in Nababeep) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Stormers.^[1] His regular position is centre or wing.

Career

Youth

He represented Western Province at the Under-18 Craven Week competition in 2010. Later in the same year, he was also included in the Western Province U19 squad and made one appearance in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. In 2011, he made nine starts in the same competition, scoring five tries. In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Western Province U21 side, weighing in with four tries in each of those competitions.

Senior career

He was included in the Western Province squad participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup^[2] and made his first class debut as a substitute in their match against the Border Bulldogs in Paarl.^[3] He made a further four substitute appearances in that competition, scoring tries in their matches against SWD Eagles,^[4] Free State XV^[5] and the semi-final match against the Golden Lions.^[6]

In 2014, he was included in the Stormers squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season^[7] and was named in the starting line-up for their first match of the season against the Lions,^[8] despite having no Currie Cup experience or making a single first class start.

Representative rugby

Van Wyk was a late call-up to the S.A. Under-20 side during the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa, replacing Patrick Howard who suffered a hamstring injury during the tournament.^[9] He only made one appearance – starting the final against New Zealand, which South Africa won 22–16.^[10]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Kobus van Wyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. "2013 Western Province Vodacom Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
3. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
4. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs South Western Districts". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State XV vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
6. "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
7. "Stormers: The Team". Stormers. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
8. "DHL Stormers choose for opener" (Press release). Stormers. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
9. "Van Wyk gets Baby Boks call". Sport24. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
10. "Match Details: South Africa v New Zealand". IRB. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.