Vince Jobo

Vince Jobo
Personal information
Full name Vincent Thabiso Jobo
Born (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991
Krugersdorp, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended King Edward VII School
University University of Johannesburg /
University of Cape Town
Club information
Playing position Flanker / Number eight
Current club Falcons
Youth career
2006–11 Golden Lions
2012 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2012 UJ 0 (0)
2013–14 UCT Ikey Tigers 8 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2013 Western Province 1 (0)
2014–15 Free State Cheetahs 11 (25)
2016– Falcons 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 March 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

Vincent Thabiso Jobo (born 1 February 1991 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Falcons.[1] His regular position is flanker or number eight.

Career

Golden Lions / UJ

He represented Johannesburg-based side the Golden Lions at various youth levels while at school; he was included in their Under-16 side for the Grant Khomo Week competitions in 2006 and 2007, in 2008 he played for them at the Under-18 Academy Week and in 2009, he represented them at the Under-18 Craven Week competition.

He joined their academy and played for the Golden Lions U19 side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship and was named in the Golden Lions U21 squad for the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but did not play in any matches. He was also named in the UJ squad for the 2012 Varsity Cup competition, but failed to make any appearances.

Western Province / UCT Ikey Tigers

During 2012, Jobo moved to Cape Town where he joined Western Province. He played off the bench on six occasions for them during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their match against his former side, the Golden Lions U21.[2]

He made his first class debut for Western Province during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, playing off the bench in their match against Boland Cavaliers in Ceres,[3] helping them to come from behind to salvage a 17–17 draw.

In 2014, he played for the UCT Ikey Tigers in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition. He played in eight matches for Ikeys during the competition, scoring a try against UJ as he helped the side reach the final. He also featured in the final against NWU Pukke in Potchefstroom, where UCT fought back from 33–15 down with five minutes to go to score a 39–33 victory.[4]

Free State Cheetahs

He joined Bloemfontein-based side for the duration of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division[5] and he was named on the bench for their Round Three clash against the Sharks.[6]

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Vince Jobo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Cavaliers vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. "Match Breakdown: FNB NWU-PUKKE vs FNB UCT 1ST XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "UCT loosie off to Bloem". Sport24. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  6. "All change for injury-riddled Cheetahs". Rugby365. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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