Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Personal information
Born	(1980-03-23) 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
2013–14	Brakpan	8	(15)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2003–07	Falcons	91	(95)
2008–11	Aurillac	75	(30)
2012	Falcons	9	(15)
Representative team(s)‡
2007–11	Namibia	23	(30)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 27 March 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 27 March 2015.

Jacques Nieuwenhuis (born (1980-03-23)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.

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.

External links

• Jacques Nieuwenhuis on ESPN Scrum
• Jacques Nieuwenhuis on It's Rugby