“We have been impressed with Jaco over the time he has trained with us and we’re excited to see him take the next step into international Test match rugby.”
The 26-year-old has just become eligible on residency grounds and has completed a spell in quarantine on his return from getting married in his native South Africa. “We have been impressed with Jaco over the time he has trained with us and we’re excited to see him take the next step into international Test match rugby,” said Townsend in a Scottish Rugby Union statement after announcing his team on Thursday.
“It will be a tough challenge over in Ireland, given the quality of our opposition and how they will be looking to end 2020 on a positive note,” the former Scotland fly-half added.