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]

Not to be confused with Frans van Wyk, a rugby union prop born 1995.

Francois van Wyk

Full name	Francois Daniel van Wyk
Date of birth	(1991-07-30) 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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop Current team Northampton Saints Youth career 2007–2009 Western Province 2010 Boland 2011–2012 Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 UCT Ikey Tigers 16 (10) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Western Province 2 (0) 2014–2017 Western Force 19 (5) 2014–2017 Perth Spirit 7 (0) 2017–present Northampton Saints 7 (0) Correct as of 22 November 2017

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
2014	Western Force	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Western Force	2	1	1	61	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2016	Western Force	7	4	3	343	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Western 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

1. "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby Western Australia. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
2. "Francois van Wyk Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
3. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois van Wyk". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
4. "Saints sign Super Rugby prop". Northampton Saints.
5. "SA Rugby Squad – UCT : 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tuks 16-26 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Force 29-19 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
8. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.