Kevin Foote (rugby union)
| Full name | Kevin Foote | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 March 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Assistant coach of Western Force | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Amateur clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2005 2005–2007 |
Sunshine Coast Stingrays UCT Ikey Tigers |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2001 2005 |
Natal Wildebeest SWD Eagles |
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0 |
| Sevens national teams | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2002–2004 | South Africa 7s | 8 | |
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2014 2011–2013 |
Perth Spirit UCT Ikey Tigers |
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Kevin Foote (born 22 March 1979) is a South African professional rugby union football coach, and a former player for the South African sevens national team. He is currently based in Australia and is the defence coach at the Western Force team that plays in the Super Rugby competition. He was also co-head coach of the Perth Spirit for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.
Foote was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he attended the King Edward VII School. He began studying at Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg before transferring to Stellenbosch University in 1999.
Foote played for the Natal Wildebeest in the Vodacom Cup in 2001. He won 43 caps for the South African sevens team between 2002 and 2004, and captained the team. He played in eight IRB Sevens World Series tournaments during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. In 2005, Foote had a brief stint with the Sunshine Coast Stingrays club in Queensland, Australia, before he returned to Cape Town to play for UCT (Ikeys), captaining the Ikeys team in the Western Province Super League from 2005 until 2007. After suffering a bad leg break, he retired from playing rugby and set his sights on coaching.
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