Neil Powell | |
Full Name: | Johannes Daniel Powell |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1978 |
Birth Place: | Windhoek, Namibia |
School: | Hoërskool Sentraal, Bloemfontein |
University: | University of the Free State |
Position: | Scrum-half |
Currentclub: | South Africa Sevens |
Youthyears1: | 1998 |
Years1: | 2000–2003 |
Years2: | 2003 |
Years3: | 2004–2005 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Apps4: | 13 |
Points4: | 10 |
Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Apps5: | 49 |
Points5: | 35 |
Years6: | 2008 |
Apps6: | 11 |
Points6: | 5 |
Amatyears1: | 1998 |
Repyears1: | 1999 |
Repteam1: | South Africa Under-21 |
Repyears2: | 2001–2003, 2007–2012 |
Repteam2: | South Africa Sevens |
Repcaps2: | 91 |
Reppoints2: | 117 |
Coachyears1: | 2013–2022 |
Coachteams1: | South Africa Sevens (Head Coach) |
Coachyears2: | 2022– |
Coachteams2: | Sharks (Director of Rugby) |
Clubupdate: | 8 November 2016 |
Repupdate: | 2 January 2023 |
Johannes Daniel "Neil" Powell (born 28 June 1978) is a former South African Rugby Union player and currently the director of rugby of the Sharks.[1] He is the former head coach of the South African national rugby sevens team.[2]