Background
Foote was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he attended the King Edward VII School.
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Career
He is currently based in Australia and is the defence coach at the Western Force team that plays in the Super Rugby competition. He was also co-head coach of the Perth Spirit for the inaugural season of Australia"s National Rugby Championship in 2014. He began studying at Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg before transferring to Stellenbosch University in 1999.
Foote played for Natal Wildebeest in the Vodacom Cup in 2001.
He played in eight Institutional Review Board Sevens World Series tournaments during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons. In 2005, Foote had a brief stint with the Sunshine Coast Stingrays club in Queensland, Australia, before he returned to Cape Town to play for UCT (Ikeys), captaining the Ikeys team in the Western Province Super League from 2005 until 2007.
After suffering a bad leg break, he retired from playing rugby and set his sights on coaching. Foote was an assistant coach at Ikeys from 2008 to 2010.
He was promoted to head coach in 2011, guiding Ikeys to their first Varsity Cup title.
Foote moved to Australia as a defensive consultant to the Western Force in 2013, and joined the Force full-time as the backs coach for the 2014 Super Rugby season. He was appointed, alongside David Wessels, as co-head coach of the Perth Spirit for the inaugural season of Australia"s National Rugby Championship in 2014.
