[1] Jacobs represented the Western Province Schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1998 and was affectionately nicknamed Toff-O-Luxe because of his love for the English toffee.
He returned to the South African side a year after they had won the World Cup and he managed to hold down a permanent position at outside centre alongside Jean de Villiers, in a Springbok backline that was still struggling to find its best configuration.
With five minutes into the second half Jean de Villiers off-loaded to Adi Jacobs in a gap, and the little man outstripped the defense and pulled a ham-string, fumbling over for South Africa's fifth try, resulting in a health lead of 34-3 after Butch James' conversion.
In 2009 he played the first two Tests against the British & Irish Lions as the Springboks won the series after two nail-biting victories in Durban and Pretoria.
Jacobs, who has retired from all rugby in 2012, was a devastating runner with brilliant hands in the twilight of his career, this allowed him to create opportunities by releasing players in space around him.