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| Full name | David Jason Horwitz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Moriah College, Queens Park Scots College, Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Jason Horwitz (born 30 September 1994), commonly referred to as Dave, is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a Centre for Sydney rugby club Randwick. He formerly played for Irish rugby club Connacht and domestically New South Wales Country Eagles who did compete in the National Rugby Championship (NRC).[1] His regular playing position is fly-half, however, Horwitz has played multiple positions in the past, including Centre.
Horwitz has represented Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. Horwitz is contracted with Connacht for the 2018–19 seasons.[2]
As of 2018[update] Horwitz was the first, and currently only, Jew to play in the Super Rugby for an Australian club.[3] In 2016, when speaking about being Jewish, Horwitz said: “I want to be known as a footballer on merit and I also want to be known in the Jewish community because I’m a proud Jew and I know that does coincide with the rugby because it’s almost a strange thing because there’s not a lot of Jewish sportsmen out there.”[4]
Horwitz played for the New South Wales Waratahs, the Melbourne Rebels, of the Super Rugby, and Connacht (Pro14) in between 2014 and 2020.[5][6] In Australian domestic rugby he played for Randwick in club rugby, and the New South Wales Country Eagles, in the National Rugby Championship (NRC).
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 15 July 2018[7]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Waratahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Waratahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Waratahs | 13 | 5 | 8 | 595 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Waratahs | 14 | 11 | 3 | 807 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 16 | 11 | 1402 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "David Horwitz NSW Country Eagles Player Profile". NSW Country Eagles Rugby. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Australia Under 20s announce squad for Junior World Champs". ARU Media Unit. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Horwitz's luck of the Irish". The Australian Jewish News. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Newman, Beth (14 May 2016). "Neither footy nor faith will define young Waratah". rugby.com.au.
- ^ "Connacht confirm departing players". Talking Rugby Union. 7 June 2020.
- ^ Desiatnik, Shane (3 August 2020). "Horwitz returns from Irish stint". The Australian Jewish News.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
This page was last edited on 25 September 2023, at 03:55