Selvyn Davids

{{Infobox rugby union biography

| name = Selvyn Davids

| image = Selvyn Davids 2017.jpg

| caption = Davids in 2017

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|03|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.69}}

| weight = {{cvt|70|kg|lb stlb}}

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| school = Nico Malan High School, Humansdorp

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| position = Centre / Winger

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2007–2014

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}

| years1 = 2014

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}

| apps1 = 4

| points1 = 10

| years2 = 2015

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| apps2 = 0

| points2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Griffons}}

| apps3 = 28

| points3 = 140

| repyears1 = 2012

| repteam1 = S.A. Schools

| repcaps1 = 0

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears2 = 2017–present

| repteam2 = South Africa Sevens

| repcaps2 = 24

| reppoints2 = 97

| amatyears2 = 2015

| amatteam2 = Despatch

| amatapps2 = 5

| amatpoints2 = 15

| clubupdate = 3 June 2018

| repupdate = 1 June 2018

| medals =

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Selvyn Davids (born 26 March 1994 in Jeffreys Bay) is a South African rugby union player for the South African Sevens team.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=43129 | name=Selvyn Davids | date=29 May 2016}} His regular position is centre or winger.

Youth

Davids played for the Nico Malan High School first team between 2010 and 2013. In the 2013 season, he scored 408 points during the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.jbaynews.com/jbay-rugby-player-on-the-rise/ |title=JBay rugby player on the rise |publisher=JBay News |work=High School Sports Magazine |date=20 August 2013 |accessdate=10 April 2014}}

He also represented Eastern Province at all possible youth levels. In 2007, he played for them at the Under-13 Craven Week competition; in 2010, he played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week. He also played in the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in 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 {{Rut|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){{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=113664 | homeid=14584 | awayid=14564 | leagueid=1424 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=40 | awayscore=56 | awayteam=EP Kings | matchdate=11 October 2013 | date=6 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/17989?view=news |title=EP Kings wen o.19 titel |publisher=South African Rugby Union |date=14 October 2013 |accessdate=10 April 2014 |language=Afrikaans}} and subsequently win promotion to Division A.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=114944 | homeid=16354 | awayid=16364 | leagueid=1604 | hometeam=Border | homescore=20 | awayscore=27 | awayteam=EP Kings | matchdate=19 October 2013 | date=6 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/18003?view=news |title=SARU Academies reap rewards in 2013 |work=South African Rugby Union |date=24 October 2013 |accessdate=10 April 2014}}

Club rugby

Davids made his senior debut for the {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}} in the 2014 Vodacom Cup by coming on as a substitute in their 17–10 opening day defeat to Kenyan side {{Rut|Simba XV}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118814 | homeid=17574 | awayid=17554 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Tusker Simba XV | homescore=17 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=Eastern Province Kings | matchdate=8 March 2014 | date=6 December 2016}} He also appeared as a substitute in their next two matches – a 60–6 victory over the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} in Grahamstown{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117884 | homeid=17554 | awayid=17544 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Eastern Province Kings | homescore=60 | awayscore=6 | awayteam=Border Bulldogs | matchdate=15 March 2014 | date=6 December 2016}} and a 56–22 loss to {{Rut|Western Province}} in Cape Town{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117944 | homeid=17604 | awayid=17554 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=56 | awayscore=22 | awayteam=Eastern Province Kings | matchdate=22 March 2014 | date=6 December 2016}} – 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 {{Rut|Free State XV}} in Cradock.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118024 | homeid=17554 | awayid=17564 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Eastern Province Kings | homescore=3 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=Toyota Free State XV | matchdate=29 March 2014 | date=6 December 2016}}

National sevens team

Davids was selected to represent the South Africa national rugby sevens team for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens tournament. A largely inexperienced lineup (including five new caps){{Cite web |url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/sevens&id=4273764 |title=SA Rugby - Official Home of the Springboks |website=www.sarugby.co.za |access-date=14 April 2018}} was given the opportunity as the bulk of the regular blitzbok squad was in preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast. Davids was the only South African player included in the Hong Kong Sevens Dream Team at the end of the tournament.

In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham.{{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=31 July 2022 |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=8 August 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=31 July 2022 |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=8 August 2022 |website=www.world.rugby}}

He captained South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://saru-umbraco.azurewebsites.net//news-features/articles/2024/07/10/springbok-sevens-squad-named-for-2024-olympic-games/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |website=SA Rugby}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/south-africa |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=www.world.rugby}} They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.{{Cite web |last1=Glover |first1=Ben |last2=Bone |first2=Alyssa |date=27 July 2024 |title=Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/olympics/paris-2024-mens-rugby-sevens-bronze-medal-match-australia-v-south-africa-result-20240728-p5jx3k.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=Nine |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Baloyi |first=Charles |date=28 July 2024 |title=Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/rugby/news/men-s-rugby-sevens-clinch-team-south-africa-s-first-medal-in-paris |access-date=4 August 2024 |website=SABC |language=en}}

References

External links

[https://www.sarugby.co.za/match-centre/player-detail/?playerId=91fb04f1-d47d-4bbe-9512-49872c5c4bd5&teamId=110e9d67-7a38-4bf7-ac2c-74cea777f6f7 Selvyn Davids] at Springbok Sevens
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[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/selvyn-davids_1888932 Selvyn Davids] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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