Chris van Zyl

Chris van Zyl

Full name	Christopher Machiel van Zyl
Date of birth	(1986-07-12) 12 July 1986
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
School	Rondebosch Boys' High School
University	Stellenbosch University
Notable relative(s)	Anton van Zyl (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Template:Rut Stormers / Template:Rut Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 Template:Rut Maties (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2014 Template:Rut Young Lions 10 (0) 2013–2014 Template:Rut Golden Lions 8 (0) 2015–present Template:Rut Western Province 41 (5) 2016–present Template:Rut Stormers 1 (0) Correct as of 25 October 2016

Christopher Machiel van Zyl (born 12 July 1986 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Stormers Super Rugby team and the Template:Rut Western Province Currie Cup team. His regular position is lock.

Career

Amateur

He played some Varsity Cup rugby, representing Template:Rut Maties in the 2011 Varsity Cup competition and making three appearances.

He then moved to Johannesburg, where he played amateur rugby for Pirates, also captaining the side.

Senior career

He joined the Template:Rut Golden Lions senior side in 2013. He made his first class debut in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, in a 22–27 defeat to the Template:Rut Falcons in Kempton Park, a match where he was also named captain of the side. He made a further two appearances in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition.

His Currie Cup debut came in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division match against the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) in Durban.