Renfred Leroy Dazel (born 4 May 1981) is a South African rugby union coach and former player.[1]
| Full name | Renfred Leroy Dazel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 May 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paulus Joubert Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Raised in Paarl, Dazel was educated at Paulus Joubert Secondary School.[2]
Dazel competed in the Currie Cup for the Boland Cavaliers and played on the South Africa national rugby sevens team from 2005 to 2012. He represented South Africa at two Commonwealth Games, won a IRB Sevens World Series title in 2008–09 and was one of the nominees for the 2009 IRB Men's Sevens Player of the Year.[3]
After retiring as a player, Dazel made the transition into coaching. He was appointed full-time coach of the South Africa women's national rugby sevens team in 2023, having previously held the role from 2013 to 2017.[4]
References edit
- ^ Hemmonsbey, Keanan (5 December 2023). "How a full-time, professional set-up has led to an improved Springbok Women's Sevens side". Daily Maverick.
- ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (1 December 2022). "'He could step past thorns' - Kurt-Lee Arendse's former school coach on speedster's hot feet". News24.
- ^ "Ollie Phillips IRB Sevens Player of the Year". World Rugby. 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Dazel confirmed in full-time role with Springbok Women's Sevens". SA Rugby. 12 July 2023.