| Intro | South African rugby union player |
| Is |
Athlete Rugby union player |
| From |
South Africa |
| Type |
Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 4 November 1977 |
| Age: | 42 years |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Jacobs Erasmus, better known as Jaco Erasmus (born 31 July 1979 in Humansdorp, South Africa) is a South African-born Italian rugby union naturalized player. He plays as a flanker.
He played for Rugby Viadana where he gained qualification for the Italian national team. In March 2008 he received a call up to the national team by fellow South African Nick Mallett. He currently plays for Rugby Calvisano
He has currently 3 caps for Italy, all in 2008, 2 of them coming in the 2008 Six Nations Championship.