Birth name | David Andrew Dennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Richmond High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Mark Gerrard (brother in law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Dennis (born 20 January 1986) is an Australian rugby union player who played professionally for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. [1] His primary position is lock or blindside flanker, but can also play No.8. [2]
He was educated at Richmond High School in Sydney, when he played in the Australian Schoolboys Rugby team in 2004.
Dennis' Waratahs debut was against the Crusaders, in 2007. In March 2013, Dennis became Waratahs captain. [3]
In 2016 he joined Exeter Chiefs. [4] He started the final as Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016–17 English Premiership. [5]