Dwayne Sweeney

Dwayne Sweeney

Birth name	Dwayne Sweeney
Date of birth	(1984-08-08) 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
Position(s) Fullback / Centre / Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Morrinsville Sports () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–14 2014– Kyuden Voltex Fukuoka Sanix Blues 21 13 (59) (57) Correct as of 19 January 2015 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–11 Waikato 77 (100) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–11, 2014 Chiefs 68 (54) Correct as of 21 July 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 Māori

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.

External links

• All Blacks profile