| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jacob Johannes Taute | ||
| Born | 21 March 1991 Springs, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Monument High School | ||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fullback / Centre | ||
| Current club | Golden Lions / Stormers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Falcons | ||
| 2008–09 | Golden Lions | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010 | UJ | 2 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2009–12 | Golden Lions | 31 | (68) |
| 2010–12 | Lions | 31 | (51) |
| 2013– | Stormers | 19 | (8) |
| 2014– | Western Province | 13 | (20) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2010–11 | South Africa U20 | 7 | (20) |
| 2012– | South Africa | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 21 June 2015. |
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Jacob Johannes Taute (born 21 March 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a full-back or centre. Taute currently represents the Stormers in Super Rugby after his first years of Super Rugby at the Lions and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup.
He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championships. During the 2012 Rugby Championship, Taute made his international debut for the Springboks against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld. He was a late inclusion into the squad and played at centre after François Steyn was ruled out with injury.[1][2]
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