Jacques Nieuwenhuis
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Jacques Nieuwenhuis is a Namibia
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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 .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.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. Nieuwenhuis was in the Namibian squad for the 2007 World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
, and scored a try in his nation's first match in the competition, in a game against .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.