Jaco Visagie

Jaco Visagie
Personal information
Full nameGerrit Jacobus Visagie
Born8 July 1992
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) attendedAugsburg Agricultural Gymnasium,
Clanwilliam
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Club information
Playing positionHooker
Current clubBlue Bulls
Youth career
2008–10Boland Cavaliers
2011–13Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2013–UP Tuks14(15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2013–Blue Bulls8(0)
2015–Bulls1(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 April 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

Gerrit Jacobus Visagie (born 8 July 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.[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.[4]

His first start in a first class match came in the Blue Bulls' 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the Pumas.[5]

He was also included in the Bulls training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season,[6] but wasn't included in the final squad.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Jaco Visagie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  5. "Match Breakdown: Steval Pumas vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  6. "Bulls name 2014 Super Rugby training squad". RugbyWeek. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.