Rugby Sevens - POWELL Neil

Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1978

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Rugby Sevens	Men RSA South Africa	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M05 RSA South Africa 33 IRL Ireland 14	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M12 RSA South Africa 14 KEN Kenya 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M18 RSA South Africa 17 USA United States 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M23 RSA South Africa 14 ARG Argentina 19	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M26 RSA South Africa 22 AUS Australia 19	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-6 #M32 USA United States 7 RSA South Africa 28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He was a member of the South African rugby sevens team that won the World Series in 2008/09 and also won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (irbsevens.com, 05 Oct 2013)

He also played in the Super Rugby competition for the Sharks, Bulls, Cats and Cheetahs in South Africa. (southafrica.info, 08 Oct 2013)

He coached the South African men's sevens team to the World Series title in 2016/17 and 2017/18. (news24.com, 15 Mar 2021)

He led the South African men's sevens team to bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (planet7s.com, 16 Mar 2021)

Under his guidance the South African men's sevens team claimed the South Africa Sevens title in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16. (iol.co.za, 13 Dec 2015)

He coached the South African men's sevens team to gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (supersport.com, 20 Jan 2015)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He coached at the South African Rugby Union's Sevens Academy from 2012-13.

General Interest

General
PLAYING RETIREMENT
He retired from playing rugby in 2012. (thenational.ae, 27 Nov 2013)

RUGBY FAMILY
His brother Corne represented Namibia in rugby union [15-a-side] at the World Cup in 2003 and 2007, and also represented Namibia in rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. His other brother Jimmy played provincial rugby union for Free State in South Africa. (conceptpublishing.co.za, 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 06 May 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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