 Nieuwoudt started both their 31–15 semi-final victory over  and the final, in which Eastern Province beat the Blue Bulls 25–23 in Johannesburg to win the title for the first time in their history.Nieuwoudt's six tries was the joint-second most by an Eastern Province player behind Junior Pokomela's eight.At the start of 2016, Nieuwoudt was included in the squad that participated in the 2016 Varsity Cup tournament.