Birth name | Nicolaas Vlok Cilliers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 March 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Williston, Northern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Carnarvon High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolaas Vlok Cilliers (born 26 March 1968) is a South African former rugby union player.[1] After his playing years, he became a kicking coach.[2]
Cilliers represented North Western Cape at the 1987 Craven Week tournament for schoolboys and in 1988, while receiving his police training, he played for Northern Transvaal's under–20 team. He made his provincial debut for South Western Districts in 1989, after which he moved to Western Province, for which he played 76 games and scored 746 points. He finished his playing career with the Free State Cheetahs.[3]
Cilliers made his test debut for the Springboks in 1996 during the second test against New Zealand at Kings Park in Durban.[4]
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | New Zealand | 19–23 | Replacement | 17 Aug 1996 | Kings Park, Durban |