| Intro | Zimbabweam rugby union player and coach |
| Is |
Athlete Rugby union player |
| From | Zimbabwe |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
2 September 1967 |
| Age | 53 years |
Brendon Neil Dawson (born Bulawayo, 2 September 1967) is a former Zimbabwean rugby union footballer and the former head coach for the Zimbabwe national rugby union team. He played as a flanker.
Dawson had 20 caps for Zimbabwe, from 1990 to 1998, scoring 3 tries, 14 points in aggregate. He was present at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the three matches and scoring a try in 55-11 loss to Ireland.
He took over as head coach of Zimbabwe from Christopher Lampard in 2007 and was replaced in 2015 by Cyprian Madenge his former assistant coach.