David Wessels

David Wessels (born 1983 ), is a South African-Australian professional rugby union football coach. He is currently General Manager of High Performance at SA Rugby.

He was previously head coach of the Melbourne Rebels team that compete in the Super Rugby competition. when he was appointed head coach at the Western Force, He was a defensive consultant under Rassie Erasmus to the Super Rugby team the Stormers in 2008 and 2009, before being appointed as an assistant coach at UCT (Ikeys) in the Varsity Cup from 2009 to 2011. to the Brumbies under head coach Jake White in 2012, and had a significant influence on the rejuvenated Brumbies with the team conceding the fewest points in the Australian Conference and the second least in the Super Rugby competition.

Wessels then returned to Cape Town and was appointed as Head of Rugby for the DHL Stormers, overseeing a very successful period at the club which saw them win the inaugural URC (United Rugby Championship) competition and host the final in back-to-back seasons. He was headhunted for the role at SA Rugby by two-time World Cup winning coach Rassie Erasmus.

Wessels holds various club records, including 'most winning seasons ' at his previous three clubs (Western Force, Melbourne Rebels and DHL Stormers)