Jaco Taute

Jaco Taute
Personal information
Full name Jacob Johannes Taute
Born (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991
Springs, South Africa
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended Monument High School
University University of Johannesburg
Club information
Playing position Fullback / Centre
Current club Munster
Youth career
2007 Falcons
2008–2009 Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2010 UJ 2 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2009–2012 Golden Lions 31 (68)
2010 Young Lions 3 (4)
2010–2012 Lions 31 (51)
2013–2016 Stormers 23 (8)
2014–2016 Western Province 23 (35)
2016–present Munster 7 (15)
Representative team(s)‡
2010–2011 South Africa U20 7 (20)
2012 South Africa 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 3 December 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 14 April 2013.

Jacob Johannes Taute (born 21 March 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a full-back or centre. Taute is currently contracted to Munster on a short-term contract, having previously represented the Stormers and the Lions in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions and Western Province in the Currie Cup.

He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championships. During the 2012 Rugby Championship, Taute made his international debut for the Springboks against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld. He was a late inclusion into the squad and played at centre after François Steyn was ruled out with injury.[1][2]

In September 2016, he joined Irish Pro12 side Munster on a four-month contract as a replacement for the injured Francis Saili.[3][4] On 1 October 2016, Taute made his competitive debut for Munster in the 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Zebre.[5] On 22 October 2016, Taute scored a try in Munster's 38-17 win against Glasgow Warriors in Round 2 of the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, a match that was his European debut for the province.[6]

Reference List

  1. ↑ Just Rugby SA Under 20 team 2010
  2. ↑ Sport 24
  3. ↑ "Taute hoop hy kan sy vuur by Munster herwin". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Player Update". munsterrugby.ie. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Try Fest In Thomond". munsterrugby.ie. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Munster Do Foley Proud With Immense Display". munsterrugby.ie. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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