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 24)
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]