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| Born | Jacomina Cilliers 30 October 2000 Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | North-West University [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacomina 'Jakkie' Cilliers, (born 30 October 2000) is a South African international rugby union and rugby sevens player who plays as a centre or winger. She plays for the Bulls Daisies.
Jakkie Cilliers was born on 30 October 2000. Cilliers describes herself as a “farm girl” from the Free State. The eldest of three siblings, she is the only girl. [1]
In 2022, she plays Blue Bulls Women's for the Pretoria. She had only two caps for South Africa when she was selected in September 2022 to play in the World Cup in New Zealand. [3]
In 2023, she was selected to play the first edition of the WXV. [4]
In 2024, she was called up again to compete in the WXV. [5] Injured against Australia, she missed the last match against Italy. [6]
With the Bulls Daisies, she won three national titles in a row. [7] [8] [9] In 2025, she was voted best player in the South African Championship, [10] of which she finished as points scorers (127 points). [9]
She was named in the Springbok Women's squad to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup that will be held in England. [11] [12]
