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Hugo van Zyl
Full nameGideon Hugo van Zyl
Date of birth(1932-08-20)20 August 1932
Place of birthPorterville, South Africa
Date of death9 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)

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

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]

  1. ^ "Van Zyl - 3 times". Liverpool Daily Post. 14 October 1960.
  2. ^ "Springboks out to extend proud record of PE wins". HeraldLIVE. 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Springbok and Shamrock in Early Days". rugby365.com. 8 June 2016.

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