Quinton Davids
| Born | 17 August 1975 Bellville, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bellville South High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quinton Davids (born 17 August 1975[1]) is a South African former rugby union player.[2]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Davids made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 2000 and later that year was selected to tour with the Springboks to Argentina, Britain and Ireland. He did not play in any test matches during the tour, but played in four tour matches for the Springboks.[3]
During 2001 Davids played for the South African A team and in Super Rugby, he represented the Stormers from 2001 to 2005 and he also had a short stint with Gloucester in England during 2005.[4]
Davids made his test match debut for the Springboks in 2002 against Wales at Newlands in Cape Town. He played a further two tests in 2002, against Argentina and Samoa. In 2003 he played only one test, that against Argentina and in 2004 he represented the Springboks in five test matches, with his last test against the All Blacks in Christchurch.[5]
Test history
[edit | edit source]| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 19–8 | Lock | 15 Jun 2002 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 2. | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 49–29 | Replacement | 29 Jun 2002 | PAM Brink Stadium, Springs | |
| 3. | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 60–18 | Replacement | 6 Jul 2002 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 4. | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 26–25 | Lock | 28 Jun 2003 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |
| 5. | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 31–17 | Replacement | 12 Jun 2004 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 6. | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 26–17 | Lock | 19 Jun 2004 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 7. | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 53–18 | Lock | 26 Jun 2004 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 8. | File:Flag of rugby Pacific Islanders.svg Pacific Islanders | 38–24 | Replacement | 17 Jul 2004 | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | |
| 9. | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 21–23 | Replacement | 24 Jul 2004 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
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See also
[edit | edit source]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 706
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