Jaco Visagie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerrit Jacobus Visagie | ||
| Born |
8 July 1992 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended |
Augsburg Agricultural Gymnasium, Clanwilliam | ||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Hooker | ||
| Current club | Bulls / Blue Bulls | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2011–2013 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–present | UP Tuks | 14 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013–present | Blue Bulls | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–present | Bulls | 8 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. | |||
Gerrit Jacobus Visagie (born 8 July 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in Currie Cup rugby.[1] His regular position is hooker.
Career
Youth
Visagie represented the Boland Under-16 side at the 2008 Grant Khomo Week and the Under-18 side at the 2010 Craven Week competition. In 2010, he played for the Boland U19 side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, making two appearances.
He then relocated to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls, where he played regular rugby for the Blue Bulls U19 side that made it to the final of the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition before losing out to the Golden Lions U19 side. He also played for the Blue Bulls U21 side in the 2012 and 2013 Under-21 competitions, winning the competition in the former season and ending as runners-up in the latter.
He also played Varsity Cup rugby for UP Tuks in their title-winning 2013 season, as well as in 2014. He was initially named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the 2015 Varsity Cup tournament, but withdrew and was replaced by Elandré Huggett.[2]
Blue Bulls
Visagie's senior debut came during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the Pumas.[3] He made a further two appearances in that competition. He also made his Currie Cup during the same season, when he came on as a substitute against the Golden Lions at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg.
His first start in a first class match came in the Blue Bulls' 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the Pumas.[3]
He was also included in the Bulls training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season,[4] but wasn't included in the final squad.
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jaco Visagie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24-31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- 1 2 "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 22-20 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bulls name 2014 Super Rugby training squad". RugbyWeek. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.