Hugo van Zyl

Gideon Hugo van Zyl (20 August 1932 — 9 May 2007) was a South African rugby union international.^[1]

Hugo van Zyl

Full name	Gideon Hugo van Zyl
Date of birth	(1932-08-20)20 August 1932
Place of birth	Porterville, South Africa
Date of death	9 May 2007(2007-05-09) (aged 74)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1958–62 South Africa 17 (12)

Born in Porterville, van Zyl was a flanker who captained Western Province and represented the Springboks in 17 Test matches from 1958 to 1962. He scored the Springbok's first ever Test try at Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth, crossing over twice in a win over Scotland in 1960.^[2] On the 1960–61 European tour, van Zyl featured in all five Tests and scored the winning try during injury time against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players