Jaco Engels
FullnameJaco Barny Engels
Birth date17 December 1980 (age 45)
Birth placeOranjemund, South West Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
SchoolLaerskool M.L. Fick, Hoër Volkskool, Potchefstroom
UniversityPUK
PositionProp
Youthyears 11999–2002
Years 12003–2004
Apps 140
Points 130
Years 22005
Apps 222
Points 220
Years 32006–2010
Apps 340
Points 310
Years 42006–2010
Apps 467
Points 430
Years 52011–2013
Apps 534
Points 520
Years 62013
Apps 64
Points 60
Years 72015
Apps 76
Points 70
Repyears 12009
Repteam 1Southern Kings
Repcaps 11
Reppoints 10
Repyears 22011
Repteam 2South African Kings
Repcaps 23
Reppoints 25
Repyears 32013–2015
Repcaps 315
Reppoints 35
Clubupdate28 August 2015
Repupdate11 October 2015

Jaco Barny Engels (born 17 December 1980, in Oranjemund) is a Namibian rugby union player whose usual position is prop.[1][2] As youngster while at primary school, Laerskool M.L. Fick, received Springbok / National Colours in Trampolining.

Career

He has previously played for the , and in South Africa's Currie Cup. He has also played Super Rugby with the . He joined the in 2011. He featured in both Currie Cup and Super Rugby winning squads while in Pretoria.

2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

He was included in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[3] He made appearances from the bench in each of the Kings' first four matches of the season, but prop Grant Kemp was preferred to him for the remainder of the campaign. He made two appearances for the 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign before linking up with for the 2013 Africa Cup.

International

He is eligible to play for , but did not play in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He only made his debut for them aged 32, when he was included in a Namibian team to face a South Africa President's XV in 2013[4] and then represented Namibia in their 2013 Africa Cup Division 1B campaign.[5]

References

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  2. ^ "EP Kings Profile Jaco Engels". Eastern Province Elephants. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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  4. ^ Schutz, Helge (23 May 2013). "Welwitschias to face SA Presidents". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Rugby squad selected for Senegal". The Namibian. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.