Jacques Nieuwenhuis

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]

Jacques Nieuwenhuis

Date of birth	(1980-03-23) 23 March 1980 (age 45)
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) Flanker / Number eight Youth career 1998–2002 Falcons Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2014 Brakpan 8 (15) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2007 Falcons 91 (95) 2008–2011 Aurillac 75 (30) 2012 Falcons 9 (15) Correct as of 27 March 2015 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2011 Namibia 23 (30) Correct as of 27 March 2015

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.