Corniel_van_Zyl

Corniel van Zyl

Corniel van Zyl

Rugby player

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

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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

  1. [1]
    "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Franco Smith neem by Naka Drotske oor as breier" (Press release). Cheetahs. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Exiles add Van Zyl to coaching set up]" (Press release). London Irish. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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