Coenie van Wyk
South African rugby union player
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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.
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| Full name | Coenraad George van Wyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1988 Bellville, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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"
