Brett Wilkinson
| Full name | Brett Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 November 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Grahamstown, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kingswood College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006–2014 | Connacht | 183 | (10) |
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Correct as of 18 January 2014
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009-12 | Wolfhounds | 5 | (5) |
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Correct as of 28 January 2012
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Brett Wilkinson (born 29 November 1983) is a South African born rugby union coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Buccaneers. He played for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro 12. He played as a prop.
Wilkinson attended Kingswood College, Grahamstown, playing for their 1st XV but came to prominence playing for the University of Cape Town and after a successful season in 2005 received a number of offers, but chose to move to Europe and play for Irish side Connacht.
Wilkinson first joined Connacht for the 2006–07 season, and made his debut on 1 September 2006, in an away victory over Scottish side Border Reivers in the 2006–07 Celtic League. He played the full 80 minutes as Connacht won on a scoreline of 29-15. Wilkinson made his first European appearance for Connacht on 20 October 2006 against Harlequins in the 2006–07 European Challenge Cup coming on as a replacement. Wilkinson played in a total of 18 Celtic League matches in his first season, 16 of these coming as starts, and also played in 5 Challenge Cup matches.
In the following season, Wilkinson continued to play regularly for the side. With the number of teams reduced to ten for the 2007–08 Celtic League, Wilkinson featured in all 18 of Connacht's matches, with only one of these appearances coming as a replacement. As well as his appearances in the Celtic League, Wilkinson started all six of Connacht's games in the Challenge Cup.
Wilkinson continued to be a regular starter for Connacht over the following seasons. He played in 15 games in the 2008–09 Celtic League and played in six of the side's games as they reached the quarter-finals of the 2008–09 European Challenge Cup. In the 2009–10 season, Wilkinson played in 16 Celtic League games, and featured regularly for the province as they made the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. Wilkinson played in the semi-final as Connacht were narrowly beaten in the Sporstground by a Toulon side featuring England international Jonny Wilkinson.
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