Jaco Coetzee (rugby union, born 1970)

Jaco Coetzee
Full nameD.Jaco Coetzee
Date of birth (1970-02-09) 9 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birthSouth West Africa
Occupation(s)Former Rugby Union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999 North West - (-)
Correct as of 24 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990-1995 Namibia 28 (335)
Correct as of 24 January 2024

D.Jaco Coetzee (born 9 February 1970) is a Namibian former rugby union player. He has the record for the second most points in Namibian rugby union history.[1][2]

Career

Club

He played for North West in the 1999 Vodacom Cup.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Namibia in 1990, coming off the bench in a win over Portugal. In June 1991 he started at flyhalf in two historic wins over Italy in 1991, scoring 26 points in the two matches. Later that year in July he once again featured at flyhalf in two more historic wins over Ireland.[4]

His final appearances came in September 1995 in a victory over Zimbabwe in Harare.

Records

  • Namibia 2nd all-time points scorer, 335 points in 28 appearances (6 tries, 81 conversions, 45 penalties, 33 drop goals)
  • Namibia 2nd all-time record for points scored in a single match, v Kenya 7 July 1993, 30 points (3 tries, 6 conversions, 1 penalty)
  • Tier 3 4th all-time record point scorer.

Statistics

Test Statistics[4]
Year Apps Tries Con Pen DG Pts
1990 5 0 8 3 1 28
1991 11 1 34 20 1 134
1992 2 1 10 0 0 25
1993 4 4 21 7 0 83
1994 4 0 4 9 0 35
1995 2 0 4 6 1 29
Total 28 6 81 45 3 335

References

  1. ^ "Jaco Coetzee | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup Profile: Namibia". PlanetRugby. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ^ "NW OVER NAM". The Mail & Guardian. 1999-03-08. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. ^ a b "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jaco Coetzee - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2024-01-23.