Dewald Senekal

Dewald Senekal
Birth nameDewald Meyer Senekal
Date of birth (1981-01-12) 12 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birthUitenhage, 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
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2011 Toulon 13 (0)
2011–2012 Agen 37 (5)
2012–2015 Bayonne 76 (5)
Correct as of 31 May 2015
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 Pumas 6 (0)
2006–2007 Valke 19 (15)
2008–2009 Golden Lions 11 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2008 Cheetahs 2 (0)
2008–2009 Lions 7 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
2015–2017 Bayonne (Forwards coach)
2017–2019 Grenoble (Joint-head coach)
2019 Stade Français (Forwards coach)
2021–2023 Connacht (Forwards coach)
2023–2024 Oyonnax (Assistant coach)
2024– Benetton (Assistant coach)
Correct as of 30 April 2021

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]

  1. ^ "Dewald Senekal". DEWALD SENEKAL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL BREAKDOWN E AREA DI CONTATTO. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Dewald Senekal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.