{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Use South African English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby biography | name = Kobus van Dyk | image = | fullname = Jacobus Johannes van Dyk | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|06|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bredasdorp]], [[South Africa]] | height = {{height|m=1.96}} | weight = {{cvt|108|kg|lb stlb}} | nickname = | occupation = | school = [[Hoërskool Overberg]], [[Caledon, Western Cape|Caledon]] | university = [[Stellenbosch University]] | relatives = | position = [[Number eight (rugby union)|No 8]] / [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] / [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province U21}} | years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | apps1 = 36 | points1 = 25 | years2 = 2016–2019 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Stormers}} | apps2 = 29 | points2 = 10 | years3 = 2020–2024 | clubs3 = [[Canon Eagles]] | apps3 = 58 | points3 = 80 | amatyears1 = 2015–2017 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|Maties}} | amatapps1 = 14 | amatpoints1 = 40 | clubupdate = 20 February 2021 }}
'''Jacobus Johannes van Dyk''' (born 6 July 1994) is a South African [[rugby union]] player for the {{Rut|Stormers}} in [[Super Rugby]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile Kobus van Dyk">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=150694 | name=Kobus van Dyk | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> His regular playing positions are [[Number eight (rugby union)|number 8]], [[Lock (rugby union)|lock]] or [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]].
==Rugby union career==
===Youth and Varsity Cup rugby union===
Van Dyk was born in [[Bredasdorp]] and attended school in [[Caledon, Western Cape|Caledon]]. He never represented his local provincial side {{Rut|Western Province}} at schoolboy tournaments, such as the [[Craven Week]]. However, after enrolling at the [[Stellenbosch University]], he was selected to represent Western Province at Under-21 level, making three appearances for them in the [[2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship]].
Van Dyk played six matches for {{Rut|Maties}} in the [[2015 Varsity Cup]] competition, scoring tries in matches against {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}},<ref name="FNB UCT 32-32 FNB MATIES">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137524 | homeid=23554 | awayid=23564 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB UCT | homescore=32 | awayscore=32 | awayteam=FNB MATIES | matchdate=9 February 2015 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> {{Rut|NWU Pukke}},<ref name="FNB MATIES 26-26 FNB NWU-PUKKE">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137564 | homeid=23564 | awayid=23534 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB MATIES | homescore=26 | awayscore=26 | awayteam=FNB NWU-PUKKE | matchdate=16 February 2015 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> {{Rut|NMMU Madibaz}}<ref name="FNB MATIES 26-16 FNB NMMU MADIBAZ">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137734 | homeid=23564 | awayid=23544 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB MATIES | homescore=26 | awayscore=16 | awayteam=FNB NMMU MADIBAZ | matchdate=16 March 2015 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> and {{Rut|CUT Ixias}}.<ref name="FNB CUT 8-53 FNB MATIES">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137784 | homeid=23594 | awayid=23564 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB CUT | homescore=8 | awayscore=53 | awayteam=FNB MATIES | matchdate=23 March 2015 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> He made seven starts for {{Rut|Western Province U21}} during the [[2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A|2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship]] regular season, before dropping to the bench for the title play-offs; he came on as a first-half replacement in their 43–20 victory over the {{Rut|Golden Lions U21}}s in the semi-finals,<ref name="Western Province U21 43-20 Golden Lions U21">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=147234 | homeid=26994 | awayid=27034 | leagueid=2544 | hometeam=Western Province U21 | homescore=43 | awayscore=20 | awayteam=Golden Lions U21 | matchdate=17 October 2015 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> but remained unused in the final, in which his side beat the {{Rut|Free State U21}}s 52–17.<ref name="Western Province U21 52-17 Free State U21">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=147254 | homeid=26994 | awayid=27014 | leagueid=2544 | hometeam=Western Province U21 | homescore=52 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Free State U21 | matchdate=24 October 2015 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref>
Van Dyk started eight of Maties' nine matches during the [[2016 Varsity Cup]],<ref name="SA Rugby Squad – FNB MATIES : 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International">{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=30254 | team=FNB MATIES | compid=2784 | comp=2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International | accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> repeating his scoring records from 2015 by scoring four tries; two of those came in their 40–0 victory over {{Rut|CUT Ixias}},<ref name="FNB MATIES 40-0 FNB CUT">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=156684 | homeid=30254 | awayid=30274 | leagueid=2784 | hometeam=FNB MATIES | homescore=40 | awayscore=0 | awayteam=FNB CUT | matchdate=8 February 2016 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> and one each against {{Rut|UCT Ikey Tigers}}<ref name="FNB MATIES 60-13 FNB UCT IKEYS">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=156874 | homeid=30254 | awayid=30234 | leagueid=2784 | hometeam=FNB MATIES | homescore=60 | awayscore=13 | awayteam=FNB UCT IKEYS | matchdate=14 March 2016 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> and {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}.<ref name="FNB MATIES 35-14 FNB UFS SHIMLAS">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=156844 | homeid=30254 | awayid=30244 | leagueid=2784 | hometeam=FNB MATIES | homescore=35 | awayscore=14 | awayteam=FNB UFS SHIMLAS | matchdate=24 March 2016 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref>
===Western Province===
Shortly after the 2016 Varsity Cup, Van Dyk was also included in the {{Rut|Western Province}} squad for their [[2016 Currie Cup qualification]] series. He made his first class debut in a 16–24 defeat to a {{Rut|Sharks XV}}<ref name="Cell C Sharks XV 24-16 DHL Western Province">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=158394 | homeid=30754 | awayid=30724 | leagueid=2824 | hometeam=Cell C Sharks XV | homescore=24 | awayscore=16 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=7 May 2016 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref> and established himself as the first choice number eight for the duration of the tournament, making nine appearances.
Just over two months after making his first class debut, Van Dyk was called into the {{Rut|Stormers}} squad for their final match of the [[2016 Super Rugby season|2016 Super Rugby]] regular season against the {{Rut|Southern Kings}} and made his [[Super Rugby]] debut by coming on as a replacement for the final ten minutes of the match.<ref name="DHL Stormers 52-24 Southern Kings">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=155774 | homeid=29924 | awayid=29954 | leagueid=2714 | hometeam=DHL Stormers | homescore=52 | awayscore=24 | awayteam=Southern Kings | matchdate=16 July 2016 | date=18 July 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
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