Vince Jobo

Vince Jobo

Full name	Vincent Thabiso Jobo
Date of birth	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991
Place of birth	Krugersdorp, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School	King Edward VII School
University	University of Johannesburg / University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number eight Current team New Orleans Gold Youth career 2006–2011 Template:Rut Golden Lions 2012 Template:Rut Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2014 Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers 8 (5) 2017–present Austin Blacks 0 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Template:Rut Western Province 1 (0) 2014–2015 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 5 (15) 2015 Template:Rut Free State XV 6 (10) 2016 Template:Rut Falcons 6 (0) 2016 Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 6 (5) 2018–present New Orleans Gold 0 (0) Correct as of 9 October 2016

Vincent Thabiso Jobo (born 1 February 1991 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with American Major League Rugby side New Orleans Gold. His regular position is flanker or number eight.

Career

Golden Lions / UJ

He represented Johannesburg-based side the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Golden Lions U19 side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship and was named in the Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 squad for the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but did not play in any matches. He was also named in the Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21.

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

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

Free State Cheetahs

He joined Bloemfontein-based side for the duration of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division and he was named on the bench for their Round Three clash against the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup).