Willem Johannes 'Lohan' Jacobs is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

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

Career

At youth level, he represented at various levels, all the way from U13

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level in 2004 to U21

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 ...

level in 2012. He made his debut for the first team as a last-minute substitute in the Blue Bulls' 35–7 defeat to in the

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. He got his first start in Blue Bulls colours in the

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game against in

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. He moved to

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for the 2015 to join the . He also played for in the 2012 Varsity Cup, scoring three tries in eight appearances for the eventual champions. He played for the South Africa U20 team at the

2010 IRB Junior World Championship The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Lohan South African rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Krugersdorp Blue Bulls players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Rugby union players from Gauteng Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool