Kobus van Wyk rugby player
Kobus van Wyk rugby player

Kobus van Wyk

22nd Jan 1992 1.90m/98kg Right Wing

He was included in the Western Province squad participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his first class debut as a substitute in their match against the Border Bulldogs in Paarl.

In 2014, he was included in the Stormers squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Kobus van Wyk was part of the highly successful South African U20 team that won the IRB Junior World Championship in 2012 and is comfortable playing at both centre and wing. He has represented Western Province at Under 18, 19 and 21 levels before making his Super Rugby debut in 2014 despite having not made an appearance at Currie Cup level. After an injury hit year in 2015 he returned to fitness and the Stormers squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season.

Van Wyk made 40 appearances for the Stormers in Super Rugby before joining the Sharks ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

He was a regular in the Sharks side during his first season as he featured in 13 of the Sharks 16 matches scoring 7 tries.

He went into the 2018 Super Rugby season with 43 Super Rugby caps and 16 tries. In November 2019, he signed for the Hurricanes' for the 2020 Super Rugby season.

He made eight appearances for the Hurricanes in 2020 scoring eight tries before signing for Premiership club Leicester Tigers.

JW Jan 2021

Career

ub Union Bordeaux Begles
Left Wing
2016 - 2016
stormers Stormers
Inside Centre
2014 - 2016
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Inside Centre
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Right Wing
2017 - 2018
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Right Wing
2017 - 2020
hurricanes Hurricanes
Right Wing
2020 - 2020
leicester Leicester Tigers
Right Wing
2020 - 2022
Paarl Gimnasium logo Paarl Gimnasium
Right Wing
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Right Wing
2022 - 2023