Neil Powell

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]

Neil Powell

Full name	Johannes Daniel Powell
Date of birth	(1978-06-28) 28 June 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Windhoek, Namibia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School	Hoërskool Sentraal, Bloemfontein
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team South Africa Sevens Youth career 1998 Free State U21 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 UFS Shimlas () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2003 Free State Cheetahs () 2003 Sharks () 2004–2005 Cats () 2005 Griquas 13 (10) 2006–2007 Blue Bulls 49 (35) 2008 Free State Cheetahs 11 (5) Correct as of 8 November 2016 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999 South Africa Under-21 2001–2003, 2007–2012 South Africa Sevens 91 (117) Correct as of 2 January 2023 Coaching career Years Team 2013–2022 South Africa Sevens (Head Coach) 2022– Sharks (Director of Rugby)
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition