Jacques Nieuwenhuis

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Jacques Nieuwenhuis
Rugby union career
Full name	Jacques Nieuwenhuis
Date of birth	(1980-03-23) March 23, 1980
Place of birth	Brakpan
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career
Position	Number eight
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Valke Stade Aurillac
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–	Namibia	6	(15)
correct as of September 9, 2007.

Jacques Nieuwenhuis (born 23 March 1980 in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa) is a Namibian rugby union player. Nieuwenhuis was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, 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. Nieuwenhuis plays as a number eight.

References

(English) scrum.com stats
(French) Stats at rugbyworldcuo.com

Squads

v t e Falcons – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Theodore Becker MC Botes JP Brummer Uzair Cassiem Bovril de Bruin Christiaan de Klerk Vernon du Preez Frederik Eksteen Nico Engelbrecht Bradley Fortuin Wouter Heijmans James Jackson Roelof Joubert Zane Kilian Marco Kotzé Wesley Kotzé Hannes Ludik Jacques Malot JP Mostert Bruce Muller Reg Muller Jacques Nieuwenhuis Bertie Powell Nico Pretorius Shöne van der Walt Dandré van der Westhuizen Edward van der Westhuizen Anton van Deventer Baksteen van Heerden Boris van Jaarsveld Christopher Yearsley

Backs	Karlo Aspeling JW Bell Coert Cronjé Sino Ganto JC Greyling Kyle Hendricks Juan Kotzé Hendrik Meyer Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Dewald Pieters Arno Poley Braam Pretorius Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman

Coach	John Williams

v t e Namibia squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Burger Du Plessis Du Toit Esterhuyse Franken Horn Kazombiaze Kitshoff Koll Larson Nieuwenhuis O'Callaghan Redelinghuys Van Lill Van Neel Visser

Backs	Bock Botha Dames D. de la Harpe R. de la Harpe Jantjies Kotzé Losper Marais Philander D. van Wyk M. van Wyk Van Zyl Winckler

Coach	Diergaardt

v t e Namibia squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Du Toit Lensing Redelinghuys Visser Badenhorst Horn Meyer Esterhuyse Kamonga Kazombiaze Senekal Burger Du Plessis Lintvelt MacKenzie Nieuwenhuis

Backs	Jantjies Van Tonder Schreuder Botes Grobler Van Zyl Wessels Africa Drotsky Mouton Witbooi Bock Losper Langenhoven

Coach	Husselman

Persondata
Name	Nieuwenhuis, Jacques
Alternative names
Short description	Namibian rugby union player
Date of birth	1980-03-23
Place of birth	Brakpan
Date of death
Place of death

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