Jaco Coetzee (rugby union, born 1996)
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use South African English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Jaco Coetzee
| image =
| fullname = Abraham Jacobus Coetzee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|06|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.89}}
| weight = {{cvt|108|kg|lb stlb}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Glenwood High School
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Number eight / Flanker
| currentclub = Bath Rugby
| youthyears1 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| youthyears2 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Stormers}}
| apps1 = 24
| points1 = 15
| years2 = 2017–2021
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| apps2 = 36
| points2 = 80
| years3 = 2021-
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Bath}}
| apps3 = 5
| points3 = 0
| repyears1 = 2014
| repteam1 = South Africa Schools
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 0
| clubupdate = 31 January 2022
| repupdate = 18 April 2018
}}
Abraham Jacobus Coetzee (born 10 June 1996) is a South African rugby union player for English Premiership side Bath Rugby. His regular position is number eight.
Rugby career
=2013–2014: Youth rugby=
Coetzee was born in Pretoria, but grew up in KwaZulu-Natal. He attended Glenwood High School, where he earned selections to represent KwaZulu-Natal at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week in both 2013{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=13954 | team=KwaZulu Natal | compid=1394 | comp=2013 U18 Craven Week | accessdate=13 March 2017}} and 2014.{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=21814 | team=KwaZulu-Natal | compid=2094 | comp=2014 U18 Craven Week | accessdate=13 March 2017}} He scored one try in the 2013 event, in a 77–14 victory over Border,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=112574 | homeid=13904 | awayid=13954 | leagueid=1394 | hometeam=Border | homescore=14 | awayscore=77 | awayteam=KwaZulu Natal | matchdate=13 July 2013 | date=13 March 2017}} and scored three tries in 2014 – two in a 38–27 win over the Pumas{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=132264 | homeid=21824 | awayid=21814 | leagueid=2094 | hometeam=Pumas | homescore=27 | awayscore=38 | awayteam=KwaZulu-Natal | matchdate=16 July 2014 | date=13 March 2017}} and one in a 15–36 defeat to the Blue Bulls{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=132594 | homeid=21814 | awayid=21904 | leagueid=2094 | hometeam=KwaZulu-Natal | homescore=15 | awayscore=36 | awayteam=Blue Bulls | matchdate=19 July 2014 | date=13 March 2017}} – in a tournament where he also captained the team. After the tournament, he was named in a South Africa Schools squad,{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=23074 | team=SA Schools | compid=2164 | comp=2014 SA Schools 2014 | accessdate=13 March 2017}} also named captain of the team.{{SA Rugby Article | id=2582154 | leagueid=2164 | title=Glenwood’s Coetzee to captain SA Schools on Friday | date=14 August 2014 | accessdate=13 March 2017 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=2582154&leagueid=2164 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313150522/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=2582154&leagueid=2164 | archivedate=13 March 2017 | url-status=live}} He captained them to a victory over France in their first match,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=133414 | homeid=23074 | awayid=23084 | leagueid=2164 | hometeam=SA Schools | homescore=28 | awayscore=13 | awayteam=France U18 | matchdate=15 August 2014 | date=13 March 2017}} but sustained an ankle injury and missed the remaining two matches in the Under-18 International Series.{{SA Rugby Article | id=2588374 | leagueid=2164 | title=SA Schools make several changes for Wales U18 | date=18 August 2014 | accessdate=13 March 2017 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=2588374&leagueid=2164 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313150854/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=2588374&leagueid=2164 | archivedate=13 March 2017 | url-status=live}}
=2015–2016: Western Province Under-19 and Under-21=
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After high school, Coetzee moved to Cape Town to join {{Rut|Western Province}}'s academy. He scored four tries in eleven starts for the {{Rut|Western Province U19}} team in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, and three tries in six starts for the {{Rut|Western Province U21}} team in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
=2017: Stormers=
At the start of 2017, Coetzee was included in the squad for Western Province's affiliated Super Rugby team, the {{Rut|Stormers}}.{{cite press release | url=http://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-2017-squad-announced | title=DHL Stormers 2017 squad announced | publisher=Stormers | date=18 February 2017 | accessdate=18 February 2017 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218114840/http://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-2017-squad-announced | archivedate=18 February 2017 | url-status=live}} He was named as a replacement for their third match of the season against the {{Rut|Southern Kings}}, and he came on in the 70th minute of the match to make his first class and Super Rugby debut.{{cite web | url=http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/match-centre/?season=2017&competition=205&match=517037 | title=Match Centre: Kings 10-41 Stormers | work=SANZAAR | date=11 March 2017 | accessdate=12 March 2017}}
= 2021: Bath Rugby =
In February 2021 it was confirmed that Coetzee would join English Premiership Rugby side Bath ahead of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|title=Zach Mercer departs for Montpellier making way for Jaco Coetzee to join Bath Rugby|url=https://www.bathrugby.com/team-news/zach-mercer-departs-for-montpellier-making-way-for-jaco-coetzee-to-join-bath-rugby/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Bath Rugby|language=en}}
References
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Pretoria
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Western Province (rugby union) players
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 African Youth Games
Category:Alumni of Glenwood High School (Durban)
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in England