Jaco_Coetzee_(rugby_union,_born_1970)

Jaco Coetzee (rugby union, born 1970)

Jaco Coetzee (rugby union, born 1970)

Rugby player

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]

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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

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References

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