David Peter Ewers (born 3 November 1990) is a Zimbabwean

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player who is currently contracted to the

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. He previously played for

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and

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. He is capable of playing both Flanker and Number 8. Ewers is known for his destructive ball carrying, and exceptional defensive capabilities.

Early life

Ewers attended Hillcrest Preparatory School in Mutare, before his family left Zimbabwe when he was 13, returning to his English grandparents in

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. His father was a teacher and working on a farm at the time. Ewers attended the AASE programme run by Ivybridge Community College in 2009 and 2010. Ewers was a member of the Ivybridge squad 1st XV which contended the AASE final of 2009 & 2010 and won the North of England 7s Tournament the same year.

Rugby playing career

Club level

Ewers was signed up by the Chiefs in 2010 and made his first start for Exeter in the

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against Newport. Before becoming a senior member of the Chiefs squad, Ewers was dual-registered and frequently played for

. In Mar 2023, it was announced that Ewers would be joining

for the start of the 2023/24 season in the URC. He left Ulster at the end of the season. In August 2024 it was announced that he would be joining the

for the start of the 2024/25 season.

International level

Ewers was selected for the England squad to face the

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in the summer of 2014. In February 2016 he was called up to England's 2016 Six Nations squad.

References

External links

Premiership Rugby Player ProfileExeter Chiefs Profile
Living people Zimbabwean people of British descent Zimbabwean rugby union players Exeter Chiefs players 1990 births Rugby union players from Harare Rugby union number eights Cornish Pirates players Ulster Rugby players Stormers players Expatriate rugby union players in England Zimbabwean expatriate rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players {{Zimbabwe-rugbyunion-bio-stub