Jaco Erasmus (born 31 July 1979) is a South African-born Italian rugby union naturalized player.[1] He plays as a flanker.
| Date of birth | 31 July 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Empangeni, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for Rugby Viadana[1] where he gained qualification for the Italian national team. In March 2008 he received a call up to the national team by fellow South African Nick Mallett.[2] He currently plays for Rugby Calvisano
He has currently 3 caps for Italy, all in 2008, 2 of them coming in the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
References
edit- ^ a b "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Erasmus handed Italy call". Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
edit- Jaco Erasmus at ESPNscrum
