Jaco van der Walt rugby player
Jaco van der Walt rugby player

Jaco van der Walt

1st Feb 1994 1.82m/84kg Fly Half

Jaco made the step up from the Lions U21 to their senior level.

The Randfontein-born flyhalf was a member of the Golden Lions squad that finished runners-up to Western Province in the 2014 Currie Cup Final and was forced to make a swift transition to senior rugby as injury cover.

He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the University of Johannesburg and remains loyal to the union, having been with the Golden Lions since U13 level and pushed hard for his Super Rugby debut against the Brumbies in 2015.

Since making his debut in 2015 van der Walt has made a total of 17 Super Rugby appearances for the Lions and in July 2017 he signed a contract extension with the franchise.

After 22 appearances for the Lions, van der Walt left the club to join Edinburgh.

He enjoyed an excellent 2018/19 campaign and finished the season as the winner of the PRO14 Golden Boot.

As of June 2020, he has made 55 appearances for the Scottish club and has scored 297 points.

In November 2020, he was called up to the Scotland senior team for the Autumn Nations Cup shortly after qualifying through residency.

January 2021 saw him sign a contract extension with Edinburgh.

(LS January 21, 2021)

Career

image (9) Bulls
Fly Half
2023 - present
lions Golden Lions
Outside Centre
2014 - 2017
golden_lions_thumb Lions
Outside Centre
2015 - 2017
scotland Scotland
Fly Half
2020 - 2023
Deh1iTfWsAAYGy0 Edinburgh Rugby
Fly Half
2017 - 2023