Jacques Olivier (born 13 November 1968 in

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, South Africa) is a former South African

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player.

Playing career

Olivier started his career in Pretoria, making his debut for Northern Transvaal in 1990. He played 137 matches for the Northern Transvaal or the Blue Bulls and scored 75 tries, including a record seven tries in a Currie Cup match for Northern Transvaal against South Western Districts during the 1996 season. In 2001, Olivier joined the Pumas and played two seasons for the union. Olivier made his test debut for the Springboks on 17 October 1992 against

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at Stade de Gerland in

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. He played 17 tests for the Springboks, scoring three tries and also played a further 17 tour matches in which he scored 10 tries.

Test history

Accolades

Olivier was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1991, along with

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, Pieter Hendriks,

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and Johan Nel.

References

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Playing career

Test history

Accolades

See also

References