Angelo Davids

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| name = Angelo Davids

| image = Angelo Davids LQ 2022.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|06|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| weight = {{cvt|84|kg|lb}}

| school = Stellenberg High School, Bellville

| university = University of the Western Cape

| relatives =

| position = Wing

| currentclub = {{Rut|Stormers}} / {{Rut|Western Province}}

| youthyears1 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| years1 = 2020–

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Stormers}}

| apps1 = 5

| points1 = 5

| years2 = 2020–

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}}

| apps2 = 15

| points2 = 50

| repyears1 = 2019–present

| repteam1 = South Africa Sevens

| repcaps1 = 48

| reppoints1 = 155

| repyears2 = 2019

| repteam2 = South Africa Under-20

| repcaps2 = 5

| reppoints2 = 5

| clubupdate = 23 July 2022

| repupdate = 23 July 2022

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Angelo Davids (born 1 June 1999) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national rugby sevens team, where his regular position is wing and back. He also plays for the DHL Stormers in super rugby and the Western Province in the currie cup.

Biography

Davids attended Stellenberg High School in Bellville, where he earned a selection into {{Rut|Western Province}}'s squad for the 2017 Craven Week competition.{{cite news | url=https://rugby365.com/schools/craven-week/teams-for-2017-craven-week | title=Teams for 2017 Craven Week | work=Rugby365 | date=2 July 2017 | accessdate=22 April 2019}}

Davids joined the South African Rugby Sevens Academy in 2018, right after finishing school.{{cite web | url=https://springboks.rugby/teams/player?pid=3555&teamclass=3 | title=Player Profiles : Angelo Davids | work=South African Rugby Union | accessdate=22 April 2019}} He represented the South African Academy side in various tournaments in 2018 and 2019, and was selected to represent the senior side at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens before withdrawing through injury.

After also playing for {{Rut|Western Province U19}} in the 2018 Under-19 Provincial Championship, he was named in the Blitzboks squad for the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens,{{cite press release | url=https://springboks.rugby/en/articles/2019/03/26/Three-changes-to-Blitzboks-for-Hong-Kong | title=Three changes to Blitzboks side for Hong Kong | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=27 March 2019 | accessdate=22 April 2019}} and he made his debut in their 22–7 victory over Japan in their opening match.{{cite web | url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stage/1883/match#match-27201 | title=Match Centre: Hong Kong, Pool A, Match 2 | work=World Rugby | date=5 April 2019 | accessdate=19 April 2019}} He featured in all their matches in that tournament, as well as at the 2019 Singapore Sevens, where he scored his first try in their opener against Scotland,{{cite web | url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stage/1884/match#match-27364 | title=Match Centre: Singapore, Pool A, Match 7 | work=World Rugby | date=13 March 2019 | accessdate=19 April 2019}} and another in the Cup final match against Fiji, which saw Davids being named as the Player of the Final in a 20–19 victory.{{cite web | url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stage/1884/match#match-27402 | title=Match Centre: Singapore, Cup Final, Match 45 | work=World Rugby | date=14 April 2019 | accessdate=19 April 2019}}

In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal.{{cite web |last1=Mostert |first1=Herman |title=Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/othersport/team-sa-squad-named-for-2022-commonwealth-games-20220608 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=news24.com}}{{cite web |title=Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features/articles/2022/07/21/soyizwapi-plaatjies-to-lead-sa-sevens-teams-at-commonwealth-games/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=sarugby.co.za}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/31/south-africa-stun-fiji-to-win-mens-rugby-sevens-commonwealth-gold |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/735452?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.world.rugby}}