Springbok no. 696 · Flyhalf

Jaco van der Westhuyzen

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff van der Westhuyzen · SE-Tvl, Blue Bulls, Leicester, Green Rockets

32Tests

5Tries

1Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

200020032006

First test

19 Aug 2000, age 22 · Reserve v New Zealand, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Last test

15 Jul 2006, age 28 · Flyhalf v Australia, Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane

Biography

Jaco van der Westhuyzen was a skilful flyhalf and fullback who played 32 Tests between 2000 and 2006. Born in Nelspruit on 6 April 1978, he played for the Pumas, the Bulls, Leicester and in Japan. He dropped three goals and scored a try in the 45–10 win over Scotland in 2004 and played at the 2003 World Cup.

Test history

32 tests · 51 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 46–40	SE-Tvl
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 60–14	SE-Tvl
07 Jun 2003	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 29–25	Blue Bulls
14 Jun 2003	Scotland	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Full Back	W 28–19	Blue Bulls
28 Jun 2003	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Full Back	W 26–25	Blue Bulls
12 Jul 2003	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Full Back	W 26–22	Blue Bulls
18 Oct 2003	England	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Full Back	L 6–25	Blue Bulls
01 Nov 2003	Samoa	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Full Back	W 60–10	Blue Bulls
08 Nov 2003	New Zealand	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Full Back	L 9–29	Blue Bulls
12 Jun 2004	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flyhalf	W 31–17	Leicester
19 Jun 2004	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Flyhalf	W 26–17	Leicester
26 Jun 2004	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flyhalf	W 53–18	Leicester
17 Jul 2004	Pacific Islands	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	Flyhalf	W 38–24	Leicester
24 Jul 2004	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Flyhalf	L 21–23	Leicester
31 Jul 2004	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flyhalf	L 26–30	Leicester
14 Aug 2004	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flyhalf	W 40–26	Leicester
21 Aug 2004	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flyhalf	W 23–19	Leicester
06 Nov 2004	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flyhalf	W 38–36	Green Rockets
13 Nov 2004	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Flyhalf	L 12–17	Green Rockets
20 Nov 2004	England	Twickenham, London	Flyhalf	L 16–32	Green Rockets
27 Nov 2004	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flyhalf	W 45–10	Green Rockets
04 Dec 2004	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Flyhalf	W 39–7	Green Rockets
11 Jun 2005	Uruguay	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Flyhalf	W 134–3	Green Rockets
18 Jun 2005	France	Kings Park, Durban	Flyhalf	D 30–30	Green Rockets
25 Jun 2005	France	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flyhalf	W 27–13	Green Rockets
09 Jul 2005	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Flyhalf	L 12–30	Green Rockets
20 Aug 2005	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	W 22–19	Green Rockets
27 Aug 2005	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Reserve	L 27–31	Green Rockets
10 Jun 2006	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Flyhalf	W 36–16	Green Rockets
17 Jun 2006	Scotland	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flyhalf	W 29–15	Green Rockets
24 Jun 2006	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Flyhalf	L 26–36	Green Rockets
15 Jul 2006	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Flyhalf	L 0–49	Green Rockets