Tyler Bleyendaal

Tyler Bleyendaal
Tyler Bleyendaal playing for Munster in 2018
Date of birth (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb)
SchoolChristchurch Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth, Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2014 Canterbury 33 (235)
2012–2014 Crusaders 21 (111)
2015–2020 Munster 62 (375)
Correct as of 22 May 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 New Zealand U20 5 (82)
Correct as of 22 May 2020
Coaching career
Years Team
2020– Hurricanes (assistant)
Correct as of 2 April 2021

Tyler Bleyendaal (born 31 May 1990) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and current coach. Primarily a fly-half who could also play at centre, Bleyendaal played for Canterbury, Crusaders and Munster during his playing career, before he was forced to retire from rugby in May 2020 after a persistent neck injury.[1] He returned to New Zealand and joined the Hurricanes coaching team in December 2020.[2]

  1. ^ "Tyler Bleyendaal Forced To Retire". Munster Rugby. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Hurricanes bolster coaching line-up adding Tyler Bleyendaal". Hurricanes. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.