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. Through a Namibian mother, he qualified to play for and represented them at the

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and

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Rugby World Cups. He also made 100 first class appearances for South African provincial side the and 75 for

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side . He regularly played as a

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or number eight.

Namibia

He scored a try in 's first match in the

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in a game against . He later blotted his copybook by being the first Namibian to be sent off at a World Cup against .

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Jacques Nieuwenhuis on It's Rugby
1980 births Living people People from Brakpan White Namibian people Namibian Afrikaner people Namibian people of Dutch descent Rugby union number eights Namibian rugby union players Namibian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Namibian expatriate sportspeople in France Namibia international rugby union players Rugby union players from Gauteng 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne players {{Namibia-rugbyunion-bio-stub