Sakkie van Zyl

Christoffel Gert Petrus van Zyl (1 July 1932 – 24 November 2017), known as Sakkie van Zyl, was a South African international rugby union player.^[1]

Sakkie van Zyl

Full name	Christoffel Gert Petrus van Zyl
Date of birth	(1932-07-01)1 July 1932
Place of birth	Dealesville, South Africa
Date of death	24 November 2017(2017-11-24) (aged 85)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	99.8 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Orange Free State () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1965 South Africa 4 (0)

Born in Dealesville, van Zyl got his opportunity play for the Springboks late in his career, turning 33 while a member of their 1965 tour of New Zealand. He had 89 representative appearances for Orange Free State by this time and was given the Springboks vice captaincy against the All Blacks, preferred over former captain Abie Malan to lead the forward pack. In a 1–3 series loss, van Zyl was utilised as a loose–head prop for all four Test matches.^[2][3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players