Dave Hewett

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Dave Hewett
Birth nameDavid Norman Hewett
Date of birth (1971-07-14) 14 July 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
School Christchurch Boys' High School
Notable relative(s) Jason Hewett (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Sydenham ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–2005
2005–2007		 Scarlets
Edinburgh 		3
17		 0
0
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2005 Canterbury 51 0
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2005 Crusaders 71 (15)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2003 New Zealand 22 (10)

David Norman Hewett (born 14 July 1971) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. During his playing career, he played as a prop for Canterbury, the Crusaders, the Scarlets and Edinburgh.

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Rugby union career

Player

He played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He made his debut for the All Blacks at the age of 30 in November 2001 against Ireland and won 22 full caps for the national team scoring two tries. [1] Hewett signed a short-term deal with the Welsh regional team the Llanelli Scarlets in November 2004, [2] playing three times before returning to New Zealand at the end of January. He was expected to return to the Scarlets for the 2005–06 season, having agreed a two-year contract, [2] but he ended up signing a similar deal with Edinburgh in March 2005. [3] He played for the Scottish team until 2007, his last year as professional.

Coach

From 2007 to 2016, Hewett worked in coaching roles for the Canterbury Crusaders. [4] He has also coached for NZ Secondary Schools, NZ U20 and USA Eagles. He was appointed as coach for the Southland Stags for 2018 and 2019. [5]

Business career

Hewett bought building company Bainbridge Homes in 2014. The firm became insolvent in 2020. In March 2024, shareholders resolved to put the business into liquidation, along with other businesses owned by Hewett: Steadfast Properties, BBH 2020, Module Canterbury, and Absolute Group. [6] A contractor who had worked for the firm said of Hewett, "We were always chasing him for money. He seemed to be teetering on the edge." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Dave Hewett #1005". New Zealand Rugby Museum.
  2. 1 2 "Scarlets secure All Black Hewett". BBC Sport. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh sign former All Black Hewett". ESPNscrum. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Forward Coaches". Canterbury Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Former All Blacks prop Dave Hewett appointed Southland Stags rugby coach". Stuff. 22 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 Van Beynen, Martin (25 March 2024), "Ex-All Black Dave Hewett's building company goes bust" , The Press, retrieved 25 March 2024
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