▁player ▁for ▁French ▁F éd éra le ▁ 1 ▁side ▁Tr él iss ac . ▁His ▁regular ▁position ▁is ▁fl ank er ▁or ▁number ▁eight . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Youth ▁and ▁V ars ity ▁Cup ▁rugby ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁scholar ▁at ▁Mer ens ky ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁T z ane en , ▁Van ▁Wy k ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Under - 1 6 ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁Grant ▁K hom o ▁Week ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁for ▁their ▁Under - 1 8 ▁Cra ven ▁Week ▁squad ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Z ul ul and ▁Rugby ▁Academy ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Under - 1 9 ▁Provin cial ▁Championship , ▁making ▁twelve ▁appearances . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Z ul ul and ▁Rugby ▁Academy ▁re located ▁to ▁East ▁London ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁Van ▁Wy k ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁that ▁made ▁this ▁move ▁and ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁ ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Provin cial ▁Championships . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁one ▁appearance ▁for ▁Johannes burg - based ▁university ▁side ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁V ars ity ▁Cup ▁competition . ▁ ▁Border ▁Bul ld ogs ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁class ▁debut ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁V oda com ▁Cup