Ockie van Zyl

Ockie van Zyl
Full name	Ockert Petrus van Zyl
Date of birth	17 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
School	Hoërskool Fichardtpark
University	Central University of Technology
Notable relative(s)	Ockie van Zyl (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker / Lock
Youth career
2000	SWD U19
Senior career
Years	Team
2004–2006	Griffons
2006	Cheetahs
2006–2007	Racing Métro 92
2007	Griquas
2008–2009	Griffons
2011	Free State Cheetahs
2012–2013	Free State XV
	Correct as of 1 September 2016
	Correct as of 1 September 2016

Ockert Petrus van Zyl (born 17 August 1982) is a former South African rugby union player, that played first class rugby between 2004 and 2013.^[1] He played as a flanker or a lock.

Rugby career

Van Zyl was born in Bloemfontein and spent the bulk of his career playing for Free State-based sides the Griffons and the Free State Cheetahs. He also made eight appearances in the Super 14 competition for the Cheetahs, and had short spells at French side Racing Métro 92 and with the Kimberley-based Griquas.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Van Zyl's nephew – also called Ockie – also played professional rugby for the Griffons and Boland Cavaliers.

References

^ ^a ^b "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ockie van Zyl". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "Rugby - Player statistics Van Zyl Ockert Petrus - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[SARU_Player_Profile_Ockie_van_Zyl-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ockie van Zyl". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[Rugby_-_Player_statistics_Van_Zyl_Ockert_Petrus_-_club_stats-2] "Rugby - Player statistics Van Zyl Ockert Petrus - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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