Brendon Dawson

Brendon Neil Dawson (born Bulawayo, 2 September 1967) is a former Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and the former head coach for the Zimbabwe national rugby union team. He played as a flanker.

Brendon Dawson
Date of birth (1967-08-15) August 15, 1967
Place of birthBulawayo, Rhodesia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987-88
1988-97
Swansea RFC
Old Miltonians RFC
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990-1998  Zimbabwe 20 (14)
Teams coached
Years Team
2007-2015  Zimbabwe

Dawson had 20 caps for Zimbabwe, from 1990 to 1998, scoring 3 tries, 14 points in aggregate. He was present at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the three matches and scoring a try in 55-11 loss to Ireland.

He took over as head coach of Zimbabwe from Christopher Lampard in 2007 and was replaced in 2015 by Cyprian Madenge, his former assistant coach.[1]

References

  1. "Dawson happy with Sables stint". sundaynews.co.zw. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.


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