1. David Kidwell was born on 23 April 1977 and is a professional rugby coach who is the defence coach at Los Pumas, the national rugby union team of Argentina, and a former rugby league player.
15 Facts About David Kidwell
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David Kidwell primarily played as a second-row, though he started his career as a centre.
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David Kidwell then joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1996 and made the 1996 Junior Kiwis that year.
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David Kidwell made his first grade debut on 17 August 1997 in round 17 for the Adelaide Rams against Canberra at Canberra Stadium.
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David Kidwell was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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Between 2001 and 2002, David Kidwell played for Warrington in the Super League.
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In 2002, David Kidwell joined the Sydney Roosters, he played 18 games for the club but missed out on playing in the clubs 2002 NRL Grand Final victory over the New Zealand Warriors.
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In 2006, David Kidwell signed a pre-contract agreement to represent the South Sydney Rabbitohs until 2009.
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David Kidwell retired from rugby league at the end of the 2009 season.
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David Kidwell was appointed the Rabbitohs Toyota Cup coach for 2010.
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David Kidwell later worked as an assistant coach at the Melbourne Storm under Craig Bellamy.
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David Kidwell joined the New Zealand national rugby league team as an assistant coach in 2014.
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David Kidwell was replaced by Michael Maguire after failing to make the semi-finals of the 2017 World Cup.
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In 2018, David Kidwell was appointed as assistant coach at one of his former clubs The Parramatta Eels.
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In May 2022 it was announced that David Kidwell had been appointed defensive coach of the Argentina rugby union side, by head coach Michael Cheika.