Date of birth | 18 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Messina, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ben Vorster, Tzaneen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Fly-half / Fullback | ||
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Current team | Lazio | ||
Youth Career | |||
2011 | Falcons | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2012 | TUT Vikings | 1 | (0) |
2014 | UJ | 6 | (9) |
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2011–2015 | Falcons | 73 | (567) |
2015–present | Lazio | 14 | (76) |
Correct as of 23 March 2016
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2008 | S.A. Elite squad | () | |
Correct as of 18 July 2014
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Jaun Kotzé (born Messina, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, playing with Lazio in the Italian National Championship of Excellence. His regular position is fly-half.
18 May 1992 inIn 2008, he was selected for the Limpopo Blue Bulls side that played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in Ermelo. He was subsequently selected in a South African Under-16 Elite squad.
He then joined East Rand-based outfit the Falcons. During the second half of 2011, he played for the Falcons U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, the Falcons U21 side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and for the senior side.
He also played some Varsity Cup rugby. In 2014, he represented UJ in the Varsity Cup competition, making six appearances.
His first class debut came in their 2011 Currie Cup First Division match against the Boland Cavaliers in Kempton Park, where he contributed eight points with the boot. He made a total of five starts for the Falcons during the competition, scoring 47 points. This included an 18-point haul in their match against the SWD Eagles in Kempton Park.