Jaco van der Westhuyzen
Full names: Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff
Date of birth: 6 Apr 1978
Place of birth: Nelspruit
School: Ben Viljoen
Springbok no: 696
Springbok debut province: Pumas
Physical: 1.80m, 88.0kg
Current age: 46
Test summary: Tests: 32 Tries: 5
First Test: 19 Aug 2000 Age 22 - Reserve against New Zealand at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Last Test: 15 Jul 2006 Age 28 - Flyhalf against Australia at Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane
Tours Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland & Argentina 2004
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
19 Aug 2000 22Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 46-40  Pumas
30 Jun 2001 23Reserve Italy Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 60-14  Pumas
07 Jun 2003 25Reserve Scotland Kingspark, Durban Win: 29-25  Blue Bulls
14 Jun 2003 25Full Back Scotland Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 28-19  Blue Bulls
28 Jun 2003 25Full Back Argentina Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 26-25  Blue Bulls
12 Jul 2003 25Full Back Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-22  Blue Bulls
18 Oct 2003 25Full Back England Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 6-25  Blue Bulls
01 Nov 2003 25Full Back Samoa Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 60-101 try Blue Bulls
08 Nov 2003 25Full Back New Zealand Docklands Stadium (Marvel Stadium), Melbourne Lose: 9-29  Blue Bulls
12 Jun 2004 26Flyhalf Ireland Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 31-17  Leicester
19 Jun 2004 26Flyhalf Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-17  Leicester
26 Jun 2004 26Flyhalf Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 53-18  Leicester
17 Jul 2004 26Flyhalf Pacific Islands Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Win: 38-24  Leicester
24 Jul 2004 26Flyhalf New Zealand Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch Lose: 21-23  Leicester
31 Jul 2004 26Flyhalf Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 26-301 try Leicester
14 Aug 2004 26Flyhalf New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 40-26  Leicester
21 Aug 2004 26Flyhalf Australia Kingspark, Durban Win: 23-19  Leicester
06 Nov 2004 26Flyhalf Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 38-361 try NEC
13 Nov 2004 26Flyhalf Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 12-17  NEC
20 Nov 2004 26Flyhalf England Twickenham, London Lose: 16-32  NEC
27 Nov 2004 26Flyhalf Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 45-101 try, 3 dropgoals NEC
04 Dec 2004 26Flyhalf Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 39-7  NEC
11 Jun 2005 27Flyhalf Uruguay Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 134-31 try, 7 conversions NEC
18 Jun 2005 27Flyhalf France Kingspark, Durban Draw: 30-30  NEC
25 Jun 2005 27Flyhalf France Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 27-13  NEC
09 Jul 2005 27Flyhalf Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 12-30  NEC
20 Aug 2005 27Reserve Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Win: 22-19  NEC
27 Aug 2005 27Reserve New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Lose: 27-31  NEC
10 Jun 2006 28Flyhalf Scotland Kingspark, Durban Win: 36-16  NEC
17 Jun 2006 28Flyhalf Scotland Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 29-151 penalty NEC
24 Jun 2006 28Flyhalf France Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 26-36  NEC
15 Jul 2006 28Flyhalf Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 0-49  NEC

Southern Africa Who's Who: Jaco van der Westhuyzen

Jaco has rejoined Bulls for the 2010 Super 14 season. Jaco started his career with Natal, but later moved North to the Pumas. After a successful season under the expert eye of former Bok great Danie Gerber, Van der Westhuyzen moved on to the Blue Bulls where he helped them win the Vodacom Cup in 2001. After a stint with NEC in Japan, Jaco decided to return to Pretoria and fight for a World Cup place. Van der Westhuyzen has brilliant vision and silky skills which, combined with his more than decent kicking boot, resulted in him earning two Test caps for the Springboks in 2000. A debilitating knee injury cut short his Bok ambitions but he made a successful return during 2003 and was a key member of the squad that went to the World Cup in Australia. Although he played fullback at the World Cup it is still believed that his best position is flyhalf. He made his international Debut in 2000 in a game against New Zealand at Johannesburg.