Aidon Davis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aidon Davis | ||
| Born | 29 April 1994 Uitenhage, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | HTS Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Relatives | Dalton Davis | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007– | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013– | Eastern Province Kings | 18 | (15) |
| 2013– | Kings | 1 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | S.A. Schools | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–14 | S.A. Under-20 | 8 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Aidon Davis (born 29 April 1994) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1][2] His regular position is flanker.
History
Youth career
He played for the Eastern Province Kings at Under-13, Under-16 and Under-18 level at various youth tournaments between 2007 and 2012, captaining his team at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2012 and earning a call-up to the S.A. Schools team, where he made one start against England. He also played for Eastern Province Kings in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2011 and 2012.
In 2013, he was included in a S.A. Under-20 training group to tour Argentina,[3] where he scored a try on his debut for the Under–20s against a Argentina Under–20 XV.[4] He was then included in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,[5] where he made three appearances. He was also included in the S.A. Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship[6] and was named one of two vice-captains for the tournament.[7]
Senior rugby
He was included in the Eastern Province Kings senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup. He made his debut in the 20-all draw against the Pampas XV.[8]
He made his first appearance in the Currie Cup competition in the opening fixture of the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season, when he appeared as a substitute in the match against the Pumas.[9] Two weeks later, he was named as a substitute for the Kings for their Super Rugby match against the Sharks.[10]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Aidon Davis". sarugby.net. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Scoresway Player Profile Aidon Davis". Scoresway. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "SA U20 training group named for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "SA U20s score convincing win in tour opener". South African Rugby Union. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Pollard to lead Junior Boks at 2014 JWC". South African Rugby Union. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "Eastern Province Kings vs Standard Bank Pampas". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Steval Pumas vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "Southern Kings Team announced to play The Sharks". Rugby15. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.