Jaco van der Westhuyzen
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Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 6 April 1978 in Groblersdal, Mpumalanga province, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays fly-half or full back.
After the 2003 World Cup he joined Leicester Tigers, where he initially was brought in as a full back to replace Tim Stimpson. However, he was soon switched to fly-half, following in the tradition of Joel Stransky. His performances earned him a recall to the Springbok side in 2004. Despite attempts by Leicester to keep him at the club, he decided to honour a contract he had signed with a Japanese club and will move to Japan in 2004. He is a devout Christian.