Name Tyler Bleyendaal Career start 2011 Weight 96 kg | Height 1.85 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Parents Roger Bleyendaal, Karen Bleyendaal Similar People George Whitelock, Adam Whitelock, Tom Taylor, Todd Blackadder, Ryan Crotty | ||
Recovery pool session with tyler bleyendaal
Tyler Bleyendaal (born 31 May 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player who is currently contracted to Irish provincial side Munster, who play in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. His regular position is fly-half, but he can also play at centre.
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- Recovery pool session with tyler bleyendaal
- Tyler bleyendaal misses five consecutive first half penalties crusaders vs chiefs 2014
- Munster
- New Zealand U20
- Honours
- References
Tyler bleyendaal misses five consecutive first half penalties crusaders vs chiefs 2014
Munster
On 11 May 2014, it was announced that Bleyendaal will join Irish province Munster on a three-year contract starting from 1 November 2014. Due to a neck injury, Bleyendaal didn't arrive in Munster until January 2015.
Bleyendaal made his return from the injury on 29 April 2015, starting for Munster A in their friendly against Ulster Ravens and completing 60 minutes. He made his full debut for Munster on 5 September 2015, coming off the bench against Treviso. In January 2016, Bleyendaal was ruled out for 12 weeks with a quadriceps tendon injury.
On 22 October 2016, Bleyendaal scored 16 points, including a try, and won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 38-17 win against Glasgow Warriors in Round 2 of the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, a match that was his European debut for the province. On 10 December 2016, Bleyendaal scored 18 points off the tee in Munster's 38-0 win against Leicester Tigers. On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Bleyendaal had signed a contract extension which will see him remain with Munster until June 2019. On 3 February 2017, Bleyendaal captained Munster for the first time, leading the side in the 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Edinburgh. On 1 April 2017, Bleyendaal scored 21 points off the kicking tee in Munster's 41–16 Champions Cup quarter-final win against Toulouse. On 4 May 2017, it was announced that Bleyendaal had won the 2016–17 Munster Rugby Senior Player of the Year award, having been nominated by his teammates alongside John Ryan and Niall Scannell. On 5 May 2017, Bleyendaal was named in the 2016–17 Pro12 Dream Team.
New Zealand U20
Bleyendaal captained New Zealand Under-20 to victory in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship.