Dylan Nel rugby player
Dylan Nel rugby player

Dylan Nel

27th Nov 1992 1.85m/110kg Blindside Flanker

Durban-born loose forward Dylan Nel had a fortuitous journey to Canterbury where he has made a name for himself a powerful try scoring forward.

Nel has former All Blacks captain Murray Mexted and Crusaders coach Scott Robertson to thank for bringing him to Christchurch.

It was a fortuitous meeting with Mexted in South Africa and a call he made to Robertson that brought Nel to New Zealand.

The busy flanker made his Mitre 10 Cup debut for Canterbury in 2016 against Counties Manukau.

Nel's work ethic, commitment and skills helped him be picked for the Crusaders Knights second tier squad. He was also rushed to South Africa as cover when Crusader and All Blacks captain Kieran Read broke his thumb in 2017.

He featured for Canterbury again in 2017 notably against Wanganui in a Ranfurly Shield clash.

He made the move to Otago where he picked up Mitre 10 Cup contract with the side ahead of the 2018 edition of the competition.

Nel was named for the Chiefs squad ahead of the 2020 Super Rugby season.

March 2020 saw him re-sign for Otago ahead of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season.

(Jon May 2020)



Career

RUGBYSOUTHLAND Southland
Openside Flanker
2023 - present
Utah Warriors logo Utah Warriors
Openside Flanker
2023 - present
Untitled (1) Canterbury
Openside Flanker
2016 - 2017
chiefs Chiefs
Openside Flanker
2019 - 2020
image (4) Otago
Openside Flanker
2018 - 2022
image Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
Openside Flanker
2022 - 2023