Jacques Nieuwenhuis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
23 March 1980 Brakpan, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Hoërskool Hoogland, Brakpan | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker / Number eight | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Falcons | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Brakpan | 8 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2003–2007 | Falcons | 91 | (95) |
| 2008–2011 | Aurillac | 75 | (30) |
| 2012 | Falcons | 9 | (15) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007–2011 | Namibia | 23 | (30) |
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* Senior club appearances and points 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 on ESPN Scrum
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jacques Nieuwenhuis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Jacques Nieuwenhuis on It's Rugby