Dewald Senekal

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Dewald Senekal
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Birth nameDewald Meyer Senekal
Date of birth (1981-01-12) 12 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Uitenhage, South Africa
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
SchoolHTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forwards Coach
Current team Connacht
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2011
2011–2012
2012–2015
Toulon
Agen
Bayonne
13
37
76
(0)
(5)
(5)
Correct as of 31 May 2015
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005
2006–2007
2008–2009
Pumas
Valke
Golden Lions
6
19
11
(0)
(15)
(5)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2008
2008–2009
Cheetahs
Lions
2
7
(0)
(0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2015–2017
2017–2019
2019
2021–
Bayonne (Forwards coach)
Grenoble (Joint-head coach)
Stade Français (Forwards coach)
Connacht (Forwards coach)
Correct as of 30 April 2021

Dewald Meyer Senekal is a South African rugby union coach who is currently Forwards coach of Irish province Connacht.

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. [1]

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References

  1. "Dewald Senekal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.