Jaco Taute

Jaco Taute
Personal information
Full name Jacob Johannes Taute
Born (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991
Springs, South Africa
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended Monument High School
University University of Johannesburg
Club information
Playing position Fullback / Centre
Current club Golden Lions / Stormers
Youth career
2007 Falcons
2008–09 Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2010 UJ 2 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2009–12 Golden Lions 31 (68)
2010–12 Lions 31 (51)
2013– Stormers 19 (8)
2014– Western Province 20 (25)
Representative team(s)
2010–11 South Africa U20 7 (20)
2012– South Africa 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 14 April 2013.

Jacob Johannes Taute (born 21 March 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a full-back or centre. Taute currently represents the Stormers in Super Rugby after his first years of Super Rugby at the Lions and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup.

He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championships. During the 2012 Rugby Championship, Taute made his international debut for the Springboks against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld. He was a late inclusion into the squad and played at centre after François Steyn was ruled out with injury.[1][2]

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