Renfred Dazel
| Full name | Renfred Leroy Dazel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 May 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paulus Joubert Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Renfred Leroy Dazel (born 4 May 1981) is a South African rugby union coach and former player.[1]
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.
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- South African rugby union coaches
- Rugby union players from Paarl
- Boland Cavaliers players
- World Games medalists in rugby sevens
- World Games silver medalists for South Africa
- World Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- Medalists at the 2005 World Games
- Medalists at the 2009 World Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for South Africa
- Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Coaches of international rugby sevens teams
- Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics