Dewald Senekal

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]

BornDewald Meyer Senekal
(1981-01-12) 12 January 1981 (age 45)

Uitenhage, South Africa

Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)

Weight114 kg (251 lb)

SchoolHTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage

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Dewald Senekal

Born	Dewald Meyer Senekal (1981-01-12) 12 January 1981 (age 45) Uitenhage, South Africa
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb)
School	HTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage
Rugby union career
Position 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

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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]