Neil Powell

Johannes Daniel "Neil" Powell (born 28 June 1978) is a former South African rugby union player and currently the coach of the South African national rugby sevens team. He coached the team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where they finished third.[1] Powell coached the team to a first-place finish in the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Neil Powell

Full name	Johannes Daniel Powell
Date of birth	28 June 1978
Place of birth	Windhoek, South-West Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School	Hoërskool Sentraal, Bloemfontein
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team South Africa Sevens Youth career 1998 Free State U21 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 UFS Shimlas () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2003 Free State Cheetahs () 2003 Sharks () 2004–2005 Cats () 2005 Griquas 13 (10) 2006–2007 Blue Bulls 49 (35) 2008 Free State Cheetahs 11 (5) Correct as of 8 November 2016 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1999 South Africa Under-21 2001–2003, 2007–2012 South Africa Sevens Correct as of 8 November 2016 Teams coached Years Team 2013–present South Africa Sevens
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition

References

1. "Neil Powell named SA Sevens coach". southafrica.info. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.