Dalton Davis
| Date of birth | 19 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Uitenhage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | HTS Daniel Pienaar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Aidon Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dalton Davis is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Fédérale 1 club Graulhet.[1] His regular position is eighth man or flanker.
Career
[edit]Youth and Varsity Rugby
[edit]He played for the Eastern Province Kings at the Under-16 Grant Khomo week in 2006, before moving to the Blue Bulls, where he played in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2009 and the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2010 and 2011.
He also played for UP Tuks in the 2011 Varsity Cup.
Eastern Province Kings
[edit]He returned to the Eastern Province Kings in 2013 and was included in the senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his debut against Western Province.[2]
He made his first appearance in the Currie Cup competition in the opening fixture of the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season, when he started the match against the Pumas.[3]
Griquas
[edit]He joined Griquas during the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[4]
L'Aquila
[edit]In October 2013, he joined Italian National Championship of Excellence side L'Aquila.[5]
Decazeville
[edit]He joined French Fédérale 2 club Decazeville in August 2017.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dalton Davis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 18–43 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 13–29 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Karstens, Gerdie (3 September 2013). "Griekwas nog op hete kole oor Arnold". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "L'Aquila Rugby 1936, arriva la terza linea sudafricana Dalton Davis" (in Italian). Abruzzo 24 Ore. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Decazeville rechausse les crampons". Centre Presse Aveyron (in French). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.