Dwayne Nestor is an Australian
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
coach. He previously coached Perth Spirit in the
NRC, and the
Australian women's national team internationally.
Rugby career
Nestor has coached in Perth for more than a decade. His coaching stints includes, Cottesloe in Perth's Pindan Premier Grade club competition as well as
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
's Under 16s and Junior Gold Cup sides.
In 2015, He served as an assistant coach for
Perth Spirit before leading them to the
2016 National Rugby Championship
The 2016 National Rugby Championship (known as the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of Australia's National Rugby Championship. It involved eight professional rugby union teams, one team fewer t ...
title.
He also worked as the
Western Force
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. ...
kicking coach from 2014 to 2016.
Nestor was an assistant coach to former
Wallaroos head coach,
Paul Verrell. He was the attack coach for their
2017 Rugby World Cup campaign.
He was appointed as the Wallaroos head coach in 2018 after Verrell's resignation.
In 2021, Nestor resigned as the Wallaross head coach after he allegedly used unacceptable language during the
Super W competition.
References
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Living people
Australian rugby union coaches
Year of birth missing (living people)