Dwayne Sweeney
| Date of birth | 8 August 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dwayne Sweeney (born 8 August 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He was appointed as Head coach of the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. He played for Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup. His usual position was centre, but he was also comfortable at both wing and fullback. He was also an accurate goal kicker.
Rugby Career
Playing career
Sweeney was a member of the Chiefs Wider Training Group in 2006 and was then selected in the squad for 2007 and 2008. He impressed at provincial level in 2006 for the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup 2006 champions Waikato. In 2008 he was selected for the NZ Maori rugby team and made his debut at the 2007 Churchill Cup tournament in England.
In 2015 Sweeney was named in the Barbarians side that played Samoa at Olympic Stadium in London. He lined up with former All Blacks Adam Thomson, Ali Williams and Carl Hayman. Springbok great Bakkies Botha captained the side.[1]
Coaching career
Sweeney was appointed as Head coach of the Chiefs Manawa for the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Strong AB flavour in Baabaas". Stuff. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Four former Chiefs to coach Chiefs Manawa". chiefs.co.nz. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "One-club approach: Sweeney outlines focus points for 2025". chiefs.co.nz. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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External links
- All Blacks profile
- Dwayne Sweeney at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)