Selvyn Davids (born 26 March 1994 in

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player for the South African Sevens team. 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. 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

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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 side in the

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season, helping his side to win the Division B title (scoring a hat-trick of tries, five conversions and two penalties in the final) and subsequently win promotion to Division A.

Club rugby

Davids made his senior debut for the in the

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by coming on as a substitute in their 17–10 opening day defeat to

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n side . He also appeared as a substitute in their next two matches – a 60–6 victory over the in

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and a 56–22 loss to in

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– 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 in Cradock.

National sevens team

Davids was selected to represent the

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for the

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tournament. A largely inexperienced lineup (including five new caps) was given the opportunity as the bulk of the regular blitzbok squad was in preparation for the

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in Australia's

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. 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

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gold medal in

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References

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