Jacques Nieuwenhuis
| Date of birth | 23 March 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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