Jaco Barny Engels (born 17 December 1980, in Oranjemund) is a

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player whose usual position is prop. As youngster while at primary school, Laerskool M.L. Fick, received Springbok / National Colours in Trampolining.

Career

He has previously played for the , and in

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. He has also played

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with the . He joined the in 2011. He featured in both

and

winning squads while in Pretoria.

2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

He was included in the squad for the

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. He made appearances from the bench in each of the Kings' first four matches of the season, but prop

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was preferred to him for the remainder of the campaign. He made two appearances for the

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campaign before linking up with for the

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International

He is eligible to play for , but did not play in the

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. He only made his debut for them aged 32, when he was included in a Namibian team to face a South Africa President's XV in 2013 and then represented Namibia in their 2013 Africa Cup Division 1B campaign.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Engels, Jaco 1980 births Living people Namibian rugby union players Namibia international rugby union players Rugby union props Eastern Province Elephants players Southern Kings players Bulls (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players Leopards (rugby union) players White Namibian people Namibian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa People from ǁKaras Region Namibian people of German descent