Jacobus Phillipus Snyman (born 9 June 1986) is a South African professional

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player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

He played rugby at youth level for the , representing them in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2006 and 2007. He also played rugby for university side – he was their first-choice scrum-half during the first three editions of the

Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

competition in

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and

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, scoring six tries in eighteen starts.

Golden Lions

He made his first class debut for the during the

2007 Vodacom Cup The 2007 Vodacom Cup was the 10th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby unio ...

competition, playing off the bench in their match against the in

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. One more substitute appearance followed against , plus two more during the

2008 Vodacom Cup The 2008 Vodacom Cup was played between 22 February and 16 May 2008 and was the 11th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between the fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa fro ...

against the and the . However, he failed to start any matches for the

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-based side and didn't make the breakthrough to their

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

side.

Falcons

In 2009, Snyman joined the Golden Lions' near-neighbours, the , where he established himself as their starting scrum-half over the next few seasons. During the

2009 Currie Cup First Division The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The Currie Cup tournament (also known as the Abs ...

season, he made his first ever first class start – as well as his

debut – in their match against the . He also played in their match against the the following weekend. He got more game-time in the

2010 Currie Cup First Division The 2010 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 16 July through to 15 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union ...

, starting eight of their matches and scoring his first of three tries during that competition against the . He made fifteen appearances for the Falcons in the

2011 Vodacom Cup The 2011 Vodacom Cup was contested from 25 February to 13 May 2011. The tournament was the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South A ...

and

2011 Currie Cup First Division The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 73rd season of the Currie Cup, an annual rugby union ...

competitions – which included a match against the in which Snyman scored a brace of tries – and a further thirteen in the same competitions in 2012. He played a further six times during the

2013 Currie Cup First Division The 2013 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 June to 11 October 2013. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competiti ...

and reached his half-century of first class appearances during the

2014 Vodacom Cup The 2014 Vodacom Cup was played between 7 March and 16 May 2014 and was the 17th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Cu ...

series.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyman, Jaco South African rugby union players Living people 1986 births People from Schweizer-Reneke Rugby union scrum-halves Falcons (rugby union) players Golden Lions players Rugby union players from North West (South African province)