Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union football player.
Education
Olivier attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside Bulls teammates Derick Kuun, Pierre Spies, Jacques-Louis Potgieter and Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, Stormers lock Adriaan Fondse, former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton and Titans cricketers Bachelor of Arts de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis.
Career
He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the English Aviva Premiership competition. His usual position is at centre. He made his debut in the Super 12 (now Super Rugby) competition in 2005, playing for the Bulls in a game against the Otago-based Highlanders.
He was included in Jake White"s 2006 Springboks 45 man training squad.
Olivier made his test debut in the first test against Scotland in Durban in 2006 and was included in the Bok starting lineup for the tests against Scotland in Portuguese Elizabeth and France in Cape Town. He was selected to tour with the Springboks as they started their Tri Nations quest in 2006.
Olivier has since further improved on his form and was an integral part of the Bulls" championship winning team proving to be Springbok material. Despite his match-winning qualities, he was second to Springbok veteran Adrian Jacobs in terms of consideration for the position of replacement center for the Springboks.
In 2013, it was announced that he will leave the Bulls to join French Top 14 side Montpellier.
In 2015, it was announced that he will leave Montpellier to join English Aviva Premiership side Worcester Warriors.