Selvyn Davids

Selvyn Davids
Personal information
Born (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
School(s) attended Nico Malan High School, Humansdorp
Club information
Playing position Centre / Winger
Current club Griffons
Youth career
2007–2014 Eastern Province Kings
2015 Despatch 5 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2014 Eastern Province Kings 4 (10)
2015 Free State Cheetahs 0 (0)
2016–present Griffons 20 (95)
Representative team(s)
2012 S.A. Schools 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 5 March 2014.

Selvyn Davids (born 26 March 1994 in Jeffreys Bay) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons.[1] His regular position is centre or winger.

Career

Youth

Davids played for the Nico Malan High School first team between 2010 and 2013. In the 2013 season, he scored an amazing 408 points during the season.[2]

He also represented Eastern Province at all possible youth levels. In 2007, he played for them at the Under-13 Craven Week competition and in 2010, he played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week. He also played in the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in both 2011 and 2012, culminating in a call-up to the South African Schools side in 2012, although he didn't make the final squad.

At the end of 2013, he played in four matches for the Eastern Province U19 side in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship season, helping his side to win the Division B title (scoring a hat-trick of tries, five conversions and two penalties in the final)[3][4] and subsequently win promotion to Division A.[5][6]

Senior career

He made his senior debut for the Eastern Province Kings in the 2014 Vodacom Cup by coming on as a substitute in their 17–10 opening day defeat to Kenyan side Simba XV.[7] He also appeared as a substitute in their next two matches – a 60–6 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown[8] and a 56–22 loss to Western Province in Cape Town[9] – with Davids scoring a try in each of those matches. That led to his first senior start in their next match, a defeat to the Free State XV in Cradock.[10]

References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Selvyn Davids". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "JBay rugby player on the rise". High School Sports Magazine. JBay News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. "Match Breakdown: Valke vs EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. "EP Kings wen o.19 titel" (in Afrikaans). South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. "Match Breakdown: Border vs EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. "SARU Academies reap rewards in 2013". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. "Match Breakdown: Tusker Simba XV vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  9. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  10. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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