Jaco Booysen is a South African former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played representative rugby league (RL) for South Africa in rugby league at the

1995 Rugby League World Cup The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament's sponsorship and the fact ...

and 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Rugby union career

Booysen made his début for Eastern Transvaal in 1987. He had a brief stint with Northern Transvaal but returned to Eastern Transvaal and later captained the side. When Booysen retired in 2001 after a severe neck injury he had played 132 matches for the Falcons.

Rugby league career

Booysen played for the South African Rhinos 25 times in rugby league.Booysen bowing out?
''news24.com'', 25 September 2001 He captained the side at the 1995 World Cup and was also part of the squad at the 2000 World Cup.Fiji Can Beat Roos, Warn Rhinos
''Sydney Morning Herald'', 11 October 1995 In 1996 he spent the season at the

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

, along with several other South African World Cup players. Despite the hype surrounding their arrival, the imports failed to make a lasting impression at the club and returned home the following year.

References

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