Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis
Date of birth	23 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Brakpan, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School	Hoërskool Hoogland, Brakpan
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker / Number eight
Youth career
1998–2002	Falcons
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2013–2014	Brakpan
Senior career
Years	Team
2003–2007	Falcons
2008–2011	Aurillac
2012	Falcons
	Correct as of 27 March 2015
International career
Years	Team
2007–2011	Namibia
	Correct as of 27 March 2015

Jacques Nieuwenhuis (born 23 March 1980 in Brakpan, South Africa) is a former professional rugby union player and currently a referee on the contenders squad panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association.^[1]^[2]

Through a Namibian mother, he qualified to play for Namibia and represented them at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. He also made 100 first class appearances for South African provincial side the Falcons and 75 for French side Aurillac. He regularly played as a flanker or number eight.

Namibia

He scored a try in Namibia's first match in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in a game against Ireland. He later blotted his copybook by being the first Namibian to be sent off at a World Cup against France.

References

^ "Contenders Squad". SA Referees. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
^ "Jacques Nieuwenhuis - RWC to referee". SA Rugby Referees. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

External links

Jacques Nieuwenhuis at ESPNscrum
"SA Rugby Player Profile – Jacques Nieuwenhuis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
Jacques Nieuwenhuis on It's Rugby

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[Contenders_Squad-1] "Contenders Squad". SA Referees. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[Jacques_Nieuwenhuis_-_RWC_to_referee-2] "Jacques Nieuwenhuis - RWC to referee". SA Rugby Referees. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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