Kobus van Wyk

Jacobus Petrus van Wyk (born 22 January 1992 in Nababeep) is a South African rugby player for Italian team Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship. His regular position is centre or wing.

Youth
He represented Western Province at the Under-18 Craven Week competition in 2010. Later in the same year, he was also included in the squad and made one appearance in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. In 2011, he made nine starts in the same competition, scoring five tries. In 2012 and 2013, he played for the side, weighing in with four tries in each of those competitions.

Western Province / Stormers
He was included in the squad participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his first class debut as a substitute in their match against the  in Paarl. He made a further four substitute appearances in that competition, scoring tries in their matches against, and the semi-final match against the.

In 2014, he was included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and was named in the starting line-up for their first match of the season against the, despite having no Currie Cup experience or making a single first class start.

Bordeaux
In August 2016, French Top 14 side announced that they signed Van Wyk as a medical joker to replace the injured Darly Domvo. The deal would see Van Wyk arrive on a five-month deal until January 2017.

Leicester Tigers
On 20 July 2020, van Wyk signed for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby from the 2020-21 season. After 18 appearances across two season's he was released from the club with immediate effect on 31 March 2022.

Zebre Parma
On 6 July 2022 van Wyk signed for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship.

Representative rugby
Van Wyk was a late call-up to the South Africa Under-20 side during the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa, replacing Patrick Howard who suffered a hamstring injury during the tournament. He only made one appearance – starting the final against New Zealand, which South Africa won 22–16.