Ruan Jacobs

Ruan Jacobs

Date of birth	(1988-06-30) 30 June 1988
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School	Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
University	University of the Free State / North West University
Notable relative(s)	Niell Jacobs (twin brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Template:Rut Border Bulldogs Youth career 2006 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 2007–2009 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas 3 (5) 2010–2012 Template:Rut NWU Pukke 14 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2009 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 7 (5) 2011 Template:Rut Leopards 1 (0) 2012–2014 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 31 (20) Correct as of 26 September 2014

Ruan Jacobs (born 30 June 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs. His regular position is centre. He is the twin brother of Niell Jacobs.

Career

Youth

He represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls at the 2006 Under–18 Academy Week before moving to Bloemfontein, where he represented the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Under-19 Provincial Championship competition in 2007 and the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition in 2008 and 2009. He also represented local university side, the Template:Rut UFS Shimlas in the 2008 Varsity Cup.

Senior career

He was included in the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs squad for the 2008 and 2009 Vodacom Cup squads and made his senior debut for them in the 80–3 victory over the Template:Rut Griffons in April 2008.

After a further six appearances in the 2009 Vodacom Cup, he moved to Potchefstroom where he made a single appearance for the Template:Rut Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup although he did represent the Template:Rut NWU Pukke in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup tournaments.

In 2012, he – along with twin brother Niell – signed for East London-based side the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs.