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Bloemfontein rivals
427:. He made four appearances as a number eight during the competition as Shimlas finished fifth on the log to miss out on the semi-finals. After the Varsity Cup, he also became involved with the
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1062:"SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International"
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655:"Wootton scores four in Munster's second bonus-point victory of the season"
820:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 3–31 Toyota Free State XV"
1135:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 29–30 DHL Western Province"
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1179:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 44–21 Toyota Free State XV"
443:. He made his first senior start a week later in a 54–17 win over the
399:. In 2013, his only provincial action came in two appearances for the
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842:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 54–17 Border Bulldogs"
754:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 99–3 SWD Eagles"
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as Free State finished fourth on the log before losing 17–41 to the
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1157:"SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 19–18 Toyota Free State XV"
1113:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20"
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side in 2014, appearing in all thirteen of their matches in the
315:(born 17 February 1993) is a South African retired professional
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According to the SA Rugby Annual 2019, Olivier featured in the
1040:"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 63–33 FNB NWU-PUKKE"
996:"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 29–26 FNB NWU-PUKKE"
930:"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 29–29 FNB UP - TUKS"
582:, with Olivier named as a replacement forward for the match.
908:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 39–38 Leopards U21"
511:, playing off the bench in their one-off match against the
864:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 118–6 Border U21"
886:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Border U21 0–72 Free State U21"
798:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 15–32 Toyota Free State"
455:. He scored a brace of tries in their match against the
1018:"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 21–10 FNB UCT"
974:"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 44–24 FNB UCT"
952:"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 0–57 FNB UFS SHIMLAS"
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487:, a hat-trick of tries against two-time winners
368:squad, making three appearances for them in the
566:After the 2015 Varsity Cup, Shimlas head coach
530:, making three appearances for them during the
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459:and scored one each in the return leg against
954:. South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2015
910:. South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2014
778:. South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2012
710:"SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State 42–21 WP"
407:, scoring one try in their match against the
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1089:. Varsity Cup. 13 April 2015. Archived from
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888:. South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2014
685:"SA Rugby Player Profile – Gerhard Olivier"
507:. Olivier was also selected to represent a
1115:. South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015
1042:. South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2015
1020:. South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2015
998:. South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2015
976:. South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2015
822:. South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014
756:. South African Rugby Union. 4 August 2012
447:in Bloemfontein. He again represented the
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866:. South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2014
844:. South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014
800:. South African Rugby Union. 20 July 2013
734:. South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2011
391:, scoring tries in their matches against
1181:. South African Rugby Union. 15 May 2015
712:. South African Rugby Union. 3 July 2010
499:in the semi-final and the final against
1159:. South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2015
1137:. South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015
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419:The following year, Olivier played for
1203:(Press release). Cheetahs. 8 May 2015
665:from the original on 9 September 2017
453:2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
405:2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
389:2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship
370:2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship
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1300:Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
570:was appointed as the head coach of
474:Olivier returned to action for the
1201:"Franco Smith takes over as coach"
1087:"Smith takes charge of Dream Team"
300:Correct as of 21 October 2019
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1250:South African rugby union players
415:UFS Shimlas / Free State Cheetahs
631:South African Rugby Annual 2019
319:player who last played for the
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606:. However, according to the
114:University of the Free State
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32:Gerhardus Johannes Olivier
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1225:. Cheetahs. 3 June 2015
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387:'s matches during the
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633:. 2019. p. 308.
513:South Africa Under-20
469:Western Province U21s
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661:. 9 September 2017.
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