Francois van Wyk
Francois Daniel "Slak" van Wyk (born 30 July 1991) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as a loosehead prop for Northampton Saints in the English Premiership.[1][2][3][4]
| Full name | Francois Daniel van Wyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bellville, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Boland Agricultural High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town Varsity College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Van Wyk was born and raised in the Western Cape and played junior rugby for both Western Province and Boland. He was also a member of the UCT Ikey Tigers side which lifted the 2011 Varsity Cup, playing in all of his side's 9 games and featuring alongside future Western Force team-mate Marcel Brache.[3][5][6]
Opportunities at provincial level proved harder to come by and he only managed 2 appearances for Western Province, both of which came during the 2013 Vodacom Cup. This limitation in game time saw him move to Australia to link up with the Perth based Western Force.
For 2014, Van Wyk was named as a member of the Force's Wider Training Group alongside Ollie Hoskins, Brad Lacey, Dillyn Leyds and Dylan Sage.[1] He gained his first Super Rugby cap on 24 May 2014, replacing Pek Cowan in the final minute of his side's 29-19 win over the Lions in Perth.[7]
It was announced on May 10, 2017 that Van Wyk would join English side Northampton Saints for the 2017/18 campaign.[4]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 22 November 2017[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2014 | Force | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 7 | 4 | 3 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Force | 8 | 3 | 5 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 11 | 661 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby Western Australia. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- "Francois van Wyk Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois van Wyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- "Saints sign Super Rugby prop". Northampton Saints.
- "SA Rugby Squad – UCT : 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tuks 16-26 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Force 29-19 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.