Coenie van Wyk

Coenraad bleskop George van Wyk (born 8 January 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays either as a fly-half or full-back. Currently, he represents Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japanese Top League. He has previously played Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup rugby for Western Province, Griquas, the Pumas, the Free State Cheetahs and the Griffons, Super Rugby for the Lions and the Cheetahs and Varsity Cup rugby for Maties.

Coenie van Wyk
Full nameCoenraad George van Wyk
Date of birth (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988
Place of birthBellville, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
SchoolPaul Roos Gymnasium
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Fly-half
Current team Shimizu Blue Sharks
Youth career
2006–2009 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Maties 7 (25)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 Western Province 5 (2)
2010 Griquas 3 (27)
2011–2014 Pumas 73 (293)
2014 Lions 8 (5)
2015 Free State XV 3 (42)
2015 Free State Cheetahs 1 (0)
2015 Cheetahs 6 (10)
2015–2016 Griffons 3 (13)
2016–2020 Toshiba Brave Lupus 34 (164)
2021– Shimizu Blue Sharks 1 (13)
Correct as of 22 February 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (0)
Correct as of 14 April 2015

In 2013, he was included in the South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup.[1] The team won the tournament when it went undefeated after all three matches.[2]

He was included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[3] and was named on the substitutes' bench in the opening match of the season against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, but failed to make an appearance.[4][5]

He signed for the Cheetahs prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season.[6]

Nickname "bleskop van wyk"

References
  1. "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20–21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. "Cheetahs sign Sergeal". SuperSport. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.


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