Rugby player
| Full name | Casparus Cornelius van Zyl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nelspruit, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Casparus Cornelius "Corniel" van Zyl (born 27 January 1979) is a South African-born Italian former rugby union footballer who played at lock. Van Zyl was part of the Italian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He is currently forwards coach at Ealing Trailfinders in West London
He played for Italian side Treviso for eight seasons from 2007 to 2015 before retiring as a player to become the forwards coach at the Free State Cheetahs.
Van Zyl left the Free State Cheetahs in 2020 and joined London Irish as an assistant coach on 30 January 2021.
References
- "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "Franco Smith neem by Naka Drotske oor as breier" (Press release). Cheetahs. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "Exiles add Van Zyl to coaching set up]" (Press release). London Irish. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
External links
- Corniel van Zyl at ESPNscrum
- 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Pumas (Currie Cup) players
- South African emigrants to Italy
- Benetton Rugby players
- Rugby union locks
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players