Dewald Senekal
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| Birth name | Dewald Meyer Senekal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uitenhage, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | HTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dewald Meyer Senekal is a South African rugby union coach who is currently Assistant coach of Italian United Rugby Championship team Benetton. From 2021 to 2023 he was Forwards coach for Irish province Connacht.[1]
In his playing career, Senekal played as a number eight for Bayonne, Agen and Toulon in France. He also played for the Cheetahs and Lions in his native South Africa before moving to the Northern hemisphere in 2009.
Senekal has also played cricket for the provincial teams of Eastern Province and the Northerns.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dewald Senekal". DEWALD SENEKAL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL BREAKDOWN E AREA DI CONTATTO. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Dewald Senekal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dewald Senekal". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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