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.

Hakkies Husselman
Date of birth (1972-11-03) 3 November 1972 (age 51)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Western Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–2003 Namibia 10 (20)
Coaching career
Years Team
2007 Namibia

Career edit

Player edit

He played for Western Province in South Africa. His first match for Namibia was at 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 edit

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]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Namibia National Rugby Union Coach
2007–2007
Succeeded by