Vaughen Isaacs
| Date of birth | 29 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoër Landbouskool Marlow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vaughen Isaacs (born 29 March 1999) is a South African rugby union player for the Dallas Jackals in the MLR. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Isaacs played for Eastern Province from 2010, playing for their youth sides including vice-captaining the side in 2015, in the same year he was selected for the South African under-16 Elite Green Squad.[3] Isaacs made his Currie Cup debut for the Blue Bulls in August 2019, coming on as a replacement fly-half in their final match of the 2019 season against the Sharks.[4] He joined the Golden Lions in 2022.[5]
In 2023 he played for Tel Aviv Heat in Israel, he started in the 2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup final against Black Lion. Tel Aviv Heat losing the match 27-17.[6] He was named in the Dallas Jackals roster for the 2024 Major League Rugby season.[7][8] He made his debut for Dallas against San Diego Legion in the second round of the 2024 MLR, scoring 8 points in the 23-30 loss.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vaughen ISAACS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Vaughen ISAACS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Captain's profile: Vaughen Isaacs". rugby365.com. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Match 21, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Vaughen Isaacs backs Lions coach Mzwakhe Nkosi to the hilt". March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Final : Black Lion v Tel Aviv Heat". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Jackals Roster". Dallas Jackals. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ djcoilrugby (19 September 2023). "Dallas Jackals Signs Vaughen Isaacs". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Rugby News, Americas (10 March 2024). "San Diego secure bonus point road win over Dallas". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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