Troy Jaques (born 11 March 1972) is an Australian former professional

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player. Jaques grew up in

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, attending Our Lady of the Rosary College. He completed his schooling at Waverley College in Sydney after receiving a swimming scholarship. An Australian schoolboys representative, Jaques played his early rugby with Eastern Suburbs and Northern Suburbs, before joining the

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. A back-rower, Jaques was capped twice for

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in 2000, coming off the bench in Tests against South Africa in Melbourne and New Zealand in Sydney. He left Australian rugby to play professionally in France, where he competed for

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and then Clermont. From 2003 to 2006, Jaques played for the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaques, Troy 1972 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Sportspeople from Tamworth, New South Wales Rugby union players from New South Wales ACT Brumbies players CA Brive players ASM Clermont Auvergne players Black Rams Tokyo players Eastern Suburbs RUFC players Northern Suburbs Rugby Club players Australian expatriate rugby union players in France Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan

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