Nicolaas van Dyk

21st Jan 1992 1.86m/118kg Tighthead Prop

Cheetahs upstage Stormers in Bloem

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Cheetahs produced another upset on a weekend of Super Rugby surprises, beating the Stormers 25-17 in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Without five of their Springboks - including Willie le Roux, Cornal...

Preview: S15 Round 12, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

It is getting tight at the front-end of the Super Rugby play-off race. Just 10 points separate teams one to six, the current play-off spots, with seven more rounds to go. And with another three teams...

Cheetahs resting Bok flyer

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Cheetahs will rest Springbok flyer Cornal Hendricks when they host the Stormers in a Super Rugby encounter in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The absence of Hendricks is part of the agreement with the...

Lions edge Cheetahs in Jo'burg thriller

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Lions held on in the face of a fierce comeback to edge the Cheetahs 34-29 in an eight-try Super Rugby thriller at Ellis Park on Saturday. In what must rate as the best game of the season, the Lions...

Preview: S15 Round 11, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Saturday will truly be a derby day. However, it is at Newlands were the spotlight will shine brightest. They don't come much bigger than this, the ultimate north-south derby - rich in tradition and...

Reds score first win on the road

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Reds survived a late charge from the Cheetahs to record their first win on the road this season - a 18-17 triumph in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The crucial score for the Reds came six minutes from...

Preview: S15 Round 10, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The spotlight will shine brightly on the South African teams in this edition of our preview, even though two of the matches are cross-conference encounters. With the SA conference a closely contested...

Preview: S15 Round Nine, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

There will be a lot of desperation on display in the second half of the weekend's Super Rugby matches. We start this part of our preview in Perth, where the Cheetahs - on a five-match losing streak...

Brumbies too strong for Cheetahs

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Brumbies maintained their stranglehold on the Australian conference with a 20-3 win over the hapless Cheetahs in Canberra on Saturday. It was the Brumbies' 11th consecutive win at home and cemented...

Preview: S15 Round Eight, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

It is going to be a spicy Easter weekend and for some certainly not such a Holy Saturday. There will be desperation by the Blues to finally get a win, when they get the day underway with a trip to...