Jaco van der Westhuyzen
| Date of birth | 6 April 1978 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nelspruit, Mpumalanga | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback Fly-half Wing | ||||||||||||
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| 1997 | University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg) | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2001–2010 | Bulls | 5 | (2) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2000–2010 |
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Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 6 April 1978) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays fly-half or fullback.
born 6 April 1978 in Groblersdal, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, van der Westhuyzen was educated at Ben Viljoen High School, Groblersdal, van der Westhuyzen studied law at the University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg) and through UNISA. Van der Westhuyzen has played for South Africa A, U23s and U21s (helping them to the Sanzar title in Argentina in 2000), as well as the South African Barbarians in 2001 and South Africa Schools in 1996.
He made his name with the Sharks as a fly-half starting at U21 level in 1997. Played in both the Currie Cup (scoring 96 points in 21 games) and then making his Super 12 debut in 1997 as a 19-year-old. He was unable to cement himself a place in the starting line-up, and moved north to the Mpumalanga Pumas where he came under the eye of ex-Springbok centre Danie Gerber.
Van der Westhuyzen was first capped for the Springboks in the 2000 Tri Nations tournament against New Zealand as a replacement, but a knee injury after his first two tests curtailed his international career.
Van der Westhuyzen then moved to the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls in 2001 helping them to the Vodacom Cup in his first year then, still playing as a fly-half, claiming the Currie Cup title in 2002. He was named the South African Super 12 Player of the Year following the Bulls’ sixth-place finish in the competition – the highest of any South African team in 2003. He returned to the Bulls in 2006 after stints at Leicester Tigers and NEC Green Rockets. He has been played mainly at fullback since his return; Morné Steyn and Derick Hougaard are currently well-established as the team's fly-halves.
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