Corniel van Zyl

Corniel van Zyl
Full name	Casparus Cornelius van Zyl
Date of birth	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)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Senior career
Years	Team
2003–2004	Pumas
2003–2004	→ Rotherham Titans
2005–2007	Free State Cheetahs
2005	Cats
2006–2015	Cheetahs
2007–2015	Treviso
	Correct as of 30 January 2021
International career
Years	Team
2011–2012	Italy
	Correct as of 30 January 2021
Coaching career
Years	Team
2015–2020	Free State Cheetahs; (forwards coach)
2021–	London Irish; (assistant coach)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Van Zyl left the Free State Cheetahs in 2020 and joined London Irish as an assistant coach on 30 January 2021.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "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[edit]

[1] "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-2] "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-3] "Exiles add Van Zyl to coaching set up]" (Press release). London Irish. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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