Full name Petrus Erasmus van Zyl Years Team Weight 84 kg 2008–10 Free State Cheetahs Height 1.75 m | Current club Blue Bulls / Bulls Role Rugby Player Playing position Name Piet Zyl Career start 2010 | |
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Born 14 September 1989 (age 34)
Pretoria, South Africa ( 1989-09-14 ) School(s) attended Grey College, Bloemfontein Education University of the Free State | ||
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Petrus Erasmus van Zyl (born 14 September 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum-half for the Bulls in Super Rugby.
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Career
Van Zyl was born in Pretoria, however he is a product of the famous Grey College school in Bloemfontein. He made his Free State Cheetahs debut in 2010 and his impressive domestic performances saw him promoted to the Cheetahs side for the 2012 Super Rugby season. To date he has played over 50 times in all competitions for the Cheetahs.
On 30 July 2013, the Blue Bulls announced that he would join them after the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season. He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Sharks in Durban.
International
Van Zyl earned his first international call up ahead of South Africa's second match in the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests, taking the place of the injured Jano Vermaak in the squad. He made his Springbok debut against Scotland on June 15 replacing Ruan Pienaar in the 69th minute of the match at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in a 30-17 win for the home side. He earned his second cap a week later in South Africa's 56-23 drubbing of Samoa.
In 2016, Van Zyl was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team. He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein and scored a 64th-minute try for his side, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. He then started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.
