Dwayne Sweeney
| Full name | Dwayne Sweeney | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| School | Hamilton Boys High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback / Centre / Wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Morrinsville Sports | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–14 2014– |
Kyuden Voltex Fukuoka Sanix Blues |
21 13 |
(59) (57) |
| correct as of 19 January 2015. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002–11 | Waikato | 77 | (100) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007–11, 2014 | Chiefs | 68 | (54) |
| correct as of 21 July 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 |  Māori |
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Dwayne Sweeney (born 8 August 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup. He is able to play at fullback, in the midfield and is also an accurate goal kicker.
Career
Sweeney was a member of the Chiefs Wider Training Group in 2006 and was then selected in the squad for 2007 and 2008. He impressed at provincial level in 2006 for the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup 2006 champions Waikato. In 2008 he was selected for the NZ Maori rugby team and made his debut at the 2007 Churchill Cup tournament in England.
In 2015 Sweeney was named in the Barbarians side that played Samoa at Olympic Stadium in London. He lined up with former All Blacks Adam Thomson, Ali Williams and Carl Hayman. Springbok great Bakkies Botha captained the side.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ "Strong AB flavour in Baabaas". Stuff. Retrieved 2015-12-07.