Jaun Kotzé

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Jaun Kotzé
Personal information
Born (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32)
Messina, South Africa
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended Ben Vorster, Tzaneen
Club information
Playing position Fly-half / Fullback
Youth career
2011 Falcons
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2012 TUT Vikings 1 (0)
2014 UJ 6 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2011–15 Falcons 73 (567)
Representative team(s)
2008 S.A. Elite squad ()

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 March 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 18 July 2014.

Jaun Kotzé (born (1992-05-18)18 May 1992 in Messina, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Falcons.[1] His regular position is fly-half.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

In 2008, he was selected for the Limpopo Blue Bulls side that played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in Ermelo. He was subsequently selected in a South African Under-16 Elite squad.

He then joined East Rand-based outfit the Falcons. During the second half of 2011, he played for the Falcons U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, the Falcons U21 side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and for the senior side.

He also played some Varsity Cup rugby. In 2014, he represented UJ in the Varsity Cup competition, making six appearances.

Falcons

His first class debut came in their 2011 Currie Cup First Division match against the Boland Cavaliers in Kempton Park, where he contributed eight points with the boot.[2] He made a total of five starts for the Falcons during the competition, scoring 47 points.[3] This included an 18-point haul in their match against the SWD Eagles in Kempton Park[4]

Six appearances followed in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, with a tally of 59 points putting him in eighth place on the scoring charts.[5] He scored 35 points in ten appearances – mostly being used as a substitute during the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

40 points in seven appearances followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup before he scored 90 points for the Falcons during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division to end as their top scorer and fifth overall.[6]

He topped the scoring charts during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series, scoring 91 points in just six appearances, which included scoring 22 points in one match against the SWD Eagles.[7]

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