David Michael Curtis (born 10 April 1965) is a former Zimbabwean-born

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international. He also played some

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while at

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Career

Curtis was born in

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, the

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, now known as

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. He made his debut for Ireland against Wales in the 1991 Five Nations. He represented Ireland at the

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later that year, scoring a try in the pool stage against his country of birth and participating in their losing quarter-final team. In all he was capped for Ireland on 13 occasions and scored his only other points courtesy of a drop goal in an international friendly against Namibia. He qualified for Ireland through his father Arthur Bryan who had also represented his country as a wing forward in 1950. His four first-class cricket matches were for Oxford University in 1990, playing against Leicestershire, Glamorgan, Nottinghamshire and Cambridge. A right-handed batsman, he made 89 runs at 22.25.

Personal life

He now lives in Zimbabwe, making a living through selling wine and craft beer. He has three sons,

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who currently plays for Ulster,

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and Simon, and a daughter Annabel.

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Cricinfo: David Curtis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, David 1965 births Living people Cricketers from Harare Zimbabwean people of Irish descent White Rhodesian people Alumni of Falcon College University of Cape Town alumni Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford Connacht Rugby players Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Irish Exiles rugby union players Irish cricketers Oxford University cricketers Zimbabwean emigrants to Ireland Zimbabwean rugby union players Rugby union players from Harare Rugby union centres Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Irish people of Zimbabwean descent 1991 Rugby World Cup players

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