Dwayne Sweeney

Dwayne Sweeney (born 8 August 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He was appointed as Head coach of the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. He played for Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup. His usual position was centre, but he was also comfortable at both wing and fullback. He was also an accurate goal kicker.

Dwayne Sweeney

Date of birth	(1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Hamilton Boys High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2003 Morrinsville Sports (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–14 Kyuden Voltex 21 (59) 2014–16 Munakata Sanix Blues 23 (84) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2019 Waikato 103 (132) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–11, 2014 Chiefs 69 (58) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2010 Māori All Blacks 9 (12) Coaching career Years Team 2025 Chiefs Manawa

Rugby Career

Playing 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]

Coaching career

Sweeney was appointed as Head coach of the Chiefs Manawa for the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season.^[2][3]