Teunis Nieuwoudt (born 3 December 1991) is a South African professional

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player for

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. His regular position is loosehead prop.

Career

Nieuwoudt was born in

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, but grew up in

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, where he attended

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. However, he failed to earn any provincial call-ups to represent the Blue Bulls in competitions such as the

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. After high school, he moved to the

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, where he played rugby for in the Western Province Super League in 2013 and 2014. He was included in their squad for the

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, but failed to make any appearances. In 2015, Nieuwoudt moved to

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where he joined their university side, the , and was included in their squad for the

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. He missed out on the first two rounds of action, but played in all of their remaining matches. Shimlas went through the round-robin stage of the competition with an unbeaten record to qualify for the semi-finals. Nieuwoudt played off the bench in their 21–10 victory over the in the semi-final, as well as in the final, where he was a member of the Shimlas side that won 63–33 against the to win the competition for the first time in their history. Shortly after the 2015 Varsity Cup, Nieuwoudt also joined up with the squad that played in the

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. He started in their 29–30 defeat to in Bloemfontein and made the occasion an even more memorable one by scoring a try for his side on the hour mark. He also started their match against a week later, but again found himself on the wrong end of a single point defeat, with the team from

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winning the match 19–18. In May 2015, UFS Shimlas head coach

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was appointed as the head coach of the . He included a number of Shimlas players in the Free State Cheetahs squad for the

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, with Nieuwoudt among them. He was named on the bench for their Round Six match against the in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nieuwoudt, Teunis 1991 births Living people Expatriate rugby union players in the United States Free State Cheetahs players Rugby union players from East London, Eastern Cape Rugby union props Rugby New York players South African expatriate rugby union players South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States