 Olivier made his test debut for the Springboks on 17 October 1992 against France at Stade de Gerland in Lyon.He played 17 tests for the Springboks, scoring three tries and also played a further 17 tour matches in which he scored 10 tries.Olivier was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1991, along with Hennie le Roux, Pieter Hendriks, Pieter Muller and Johan Nel.