Birth name | Jacques Coetzee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 October 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bethal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Volkskool High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacques Coetzee (born 22 October 1984) is a South African rugby union player. [1]
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