Jaun Kotzé

Jaun Kotzé (born 18 May 1992 in Messina, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, playing with Beaune in the Fédérale 1 in France.[1] His regular position is fly-half.

Jaun Kotzé

Date of birth	(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992
Place of birth	Messina, South Africa
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
School	Ben Vorster, Tzaneen
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback Current team Beaune Youth career 2011 Falcons Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 TUT Vikings 1 (0) 2014 UJ 6 (9) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2015 Falcons 73 (567) 2015–2016 Lazio 14 (76) 2017–2018 Griffons 22 (192) 2018–present Beaune 0 (0) Correct as of 13 July 2018 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 S.A. Elite squad Correct as of 18 July 2014

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]

Lazio

Kotzé joined Italian National Championship of Excellence side Lazio for the 2015–2016 season.[8] He scored 76 points in 14 starts[9] in a season that saw Lazio finish in eighth place in the competition.

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jaun Kotzé". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 28-55 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2011 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 53-45 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 34-52 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
8. "Tre innesti completano la rosa 2015/2016: ufficializzati Kotzé , Rochford e Becerra" (Press release) (in Italian). Lazio Rugby. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
9. "Rugby - Player statistics - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2016.