Hakkies Husselman
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Dawid Husselman, better known as Hakkies Husselman (born 3 November 1972), is a Namibian
rugby union
former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half.
He played for Western Province
in South Africa
. His first match for Namibia
was at 3 July 1993, with AGRU, in a 64-20 win.
Husselman was present at the 2003 Rugby World Cup
finals, playing three games. He had 10 caps for his country, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.
He latter became a coach, and was nominated coach of Namibia
at 27 June 2007, for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals. Namibia lost all four games, but did a convincing performance at the 17-32 loss to Ireland
. He applied to remain in office after the World Cup but was dismissed.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
former international player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half.
He played for Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. His first match for Namibia
Namibia national rugby union team
The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at rugby union. Although they are a tier-three nation in the International Rugby Board tier system, the team have participated in all three Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999...
was at 3 July 1993, with AGRU, in a 64-20 win.
Husselman was present at the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
finals, playing three games. He had 10 caps for his country, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.
He latter became a coach, and was nominated coach of Namibia
Namibia national rugby union team
The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at rugby union. Although they are a tier-three nation in the International Rugby Board tier system, the team have participated in all three Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999...
at 27 June 2007, for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
finals. Namibia lost all four games, but did a convincing performance at the 17-32 loss to Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
. He applied to remain in office after the World Cup but was dismissed.