Hakkies Husselman
Namibia international rugby union player
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Dawid Husselman, better known as Hakkies Husselman (born 3 November 1972),[1] is a Namibian rugby union former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half.
| Born | 3 November 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Player
He played for Western Province in South Africa. His first match for Namibia was on 3 July 1993, with AGRU, in a 64-20 win.
Husselman was present at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, playing three games. He had 10 caps for his country, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.
Coach
He latter became a coach, and was nominated coach of Namibia at 27 June 2007, for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. Namibia lost all four games, but did a convincing performance at the 17-32 loss to Ireland. He applied to remain in office after the World Cup but was dismissed.[citation needed]
