Dewald Senekal

{{Short description|South African rugby union coach (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Dewald Senekal | image = ST vs Agen 2012 15.JPG | birth_name = Dewald Meyer Senekal | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|01|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Uitenhage, South Africa | height = 1.97 m | weight = 114 kg | nickname = | occupation = | school = HTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage | university = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | ru_currentposition = Forwards Coach | ru_currentteam = Connacht | ru_position = Lock<br />No. 8 | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | years1 = 2009–2011 | years2 = 2011–2012 | years3 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = Toulon | clubs2 = Agen | clubs3 = Bayonne | apps1 = 13 | apps2 = 37 | apps3 = 76 | points1 = 0 | points2 = 5 | points3 = 5 | ru_clubupdate = 31 May 2015 | superyears1 = 2007–2008 | superyears2 = 2008–2009 | super1 = Cheetahs | super2 = Lions | superapps1 = 2 | superapps2 = 7 | superpoints1 = 0 | superpoints2 = 0 | provinceyears1 = 2005 | provinceyears2 = 2006–2007 | provinceyears3 = 2008–2009 | province1 = Pumas | province2 = Valke | province3 = Golden Lions | provinceapps1 = 6 | provinceapps2 = 19 | provinceapps3 = 11 | provincepoints1 = 0 | provincepoints2 = 15 | provincepoints3 = 5 | repyears1 = | repteam1 = | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | coachyears1 = 2015–2017 | coachyears2 = 2017–2019 | coachyears3 = 2019 | coachyears4 = 2021–2023 | coachyears5 = 2023–2024 | coachyears6 = 2024– | coachteams1 = Bayonne (Forwards coach) | coachteams2 = Grenoble (Joint-head coach) | coachteams3 = Stade Français (Forwards coach) | coachteams4 = Connacht (Forwards coach) | coachteams5 = Oyonnax (Assistant coach) | coachteams6 = Benetton (Assistant coach) | ru_coachupdate = 30 April 2021 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | website = }}

'''Dewald Meyer Senekal''' is a South African rugby union coach who is currently Assistant coach of Italian United Rugby Championship team Benetton. From 2021 to 2023 he was Forwards coach for Irish province Connacht.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://benettonrugby.it/dewald-senekal-nuovo-allenatore-del-breakdown-e-area-di-contatto/|title=Dewald Senekal |work=DEWALD SENEKAL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL BREAKDOWN E AREA DI CONTATTO |access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref>

In his playing career, Senekal played as a number eight for Bayonne, Agen and Toulon in France. He also played for the Cheetahs and Lions in his native South Africa before moving to the Northern hemisphere in 2009.

Senekal has also played cricket for the provincial teams of Eastern Province and the Northerns.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/47276.html |title=Dewald Senekal |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

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== External links== * {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=38301 | name=Dewald Senekal | date=4 June 2016}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Senekal, Dewald}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:People educated at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School Category:Rugby union players from Uitenhage Category:South African rugby union players Category:RC Toulon players Category:SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players Category:Aviron Bayonnais players Category:Rugby union number eights Category:Cheetahs (rugby union) players Category:Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Category:Pumas (Currie Cup) players Category:Eastern Province cricketers Category:Northerns cricketers Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in France Category:21st-century South African sportsmen