Corniel van Zyl rugby player
Corniel van Zyl rugby player

Corniel van Zyl

27th Jan 1979 2.00m/110kg Coach

United Rugby Championship Round 6 Review

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stormers Storming Ahead There is now just one unbeaten team left in the BKT URC with the DHL Stormers having taken the spoils in an epic top-of-of-the-table clash with Munster Rugby.   Both teams...

Cornel “Koppa” Smit joins Cardiff Rugby

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby announced the signing of 28-year-old centre Cornel Smit, who joins the club from the Vodacom Bulls. A versatile and intelligent midfielder capable of playing anywhere across the backline,...

URC Round 4 Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster make big statement in Croke Park cracker   A Croke Park crowd of 51,859 saw Munster Rugby deliver a statement performance as they claimed a 31-14 bonus point victory over champions Leinster...

Cardiff make four changes for Connacht clash

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby have made four changes for their BKT United Rugby Championship clash against Connacht on Saturday night (19:45). The Blue & Blacks go into the Arms Park encounter on the back of a narrow...

URC Round 2 Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls gain sweet revenge to top the table The repeat of last season’s BKT URC final produced a ten-try thriller on a weekend when two matches fell foul of Storm Amy. Back in June, the...

URC Round 2 Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls gain sweet revenge to top the table   The repeat of last season’s BKT URC final produced a ten-try thriller on a weekend when two matches fell foul of Storm Amy.   Back...

Cardiff Name Team for First Away Match of the Season

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby have made four changes for Saturday’s trip to face Munster in the BKT United Rugby Championship (7:45pm). Following last week’s victory over Lions, Cardiff have refreshed their...

United Rugby Championship – Round 1 Review

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Champions hurting after heavy defeat There were victories for all five countries on the opening weekend of the BKT URC, with the reigning champions suffering “a proper punch in the nose”. Title...

A new beginning for Cardiff coach Sherratt

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

For Matt Sherratt, there’s the sense of a new beginning as he embarks on his second season as Cardiff Rugby’s head coach. It’s been a summer of major change at the Arms Park both on...

Cheetahs' forwards coach heads to London Irish

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheetahs' forwards coach Corniel van Zyl is set to leave Bloemfontein to begin a new chapter with London Irish as Declan Kidney’s assistant coach.   Van spent a significant portion of his...