Jaco Erasmus

Jaco Erasmus (born 31 July 1979 in Empangeni, South Africa) is a South African-born Italian rugby union naturalized player.[1] He plays as a flanker.

Jaco Erasmus

Date of birth	(1979-07-31) 31 July 1979
Place of birth	Empangeni, South Africa
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001 2001−2002 2002−2003 2003−2004 2004−2006 2006−2010 2010−2011 2011−2013 2013−2018 Natal Sharks Bologna Mogliano Treviso Roma Olimpic Viadana Aironi Calvisano San Donà 1 18 18 5 43 60 14 41 82 0 0 25 0 110 80 0 40 20 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 2010  Italy Italy A 3 1

He played for Rugby Viadana[1] where he gained qualification for the Italian national team. In March 2008 he received a call up to the national team by fellow South African Nick Mallett.[2] He currently plays for Rugby Calvisano

He has currently 3 caps for Italy, all in 2008, 2 of them coming in the 2008 Six Nations Championship.