Vaughen Isaacs

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]

Vaughen Isaacs

Date of birth	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback Current team Dallas Jackals Youth career 2010-201? Eastern Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018-2019 Blue Bulls XV 1 (9) 2019-2020 Blue Bulls 1 (2) 2022–2023 Golden Lions 11 (64) 2023 Tel Aviv Heat 5 (2) 2024- Dallas Jackals 1 (8) Correct as of 13 March 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 South Africa Under-16 2019 South Africa Under-20 4 (5) Correct as of 13 March 2024

Career

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

1. "Vaughen ISAACS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. "Vaughen ISAACS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
3. "Captain's profile: Vaughen Isaacs". rugby365.com. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
4. "Match 21, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
5. "Vaughen Isaacs backs Lions coach Mzwakhe Nkosi to the hilt". March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
6. "Final : Black Lion v Tel Aviv Heat". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
7. "2024 Jackals Roster". Dallas Jackals. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
8. djcoilrugby (19 September 2023). "Dallas Jackals Signs Vaughen Isaacs". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
9. Rugby News, Americas (10 March 2024). "San Diego secure bonus point road win over Dallas". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 13 March 2024.