| Birth Date: | 15 August 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Bulawayo, Rhodesia |
| Ru Position: | Flanker |
| Years1: | 1987-88 |
| Years2: | 1988-97 |
| Clubs1: | Swansea RFC |
| Clubs2: | Old Miltonians RFC |
| Repyears1: | 1990-1998 |
| Repteam1: | Zimbabwe |
| Repcaps1: | 20 |
| Reppoints1: | 14 |
| Coachyears1: | 2007-2015, 2019-2023 |
| Coachteams1: | Zimbabwe |
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.[1]