Jacques Nieuwenhuis
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Born23 March 1980
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hoogland, Brakpan
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| 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 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.
