DAVIDS Selvyn

South Africa

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 26 Mar 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.72/5'7''

Place of residence : JEFFREYS BAY

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men RSA South Africa	5

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M05 RSA South Africa 33 IRL Ireland 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M12 RSA South Africa 14 KEN Kenya 5	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M18 RSA South Africa 17 USA United States 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M23 RSA South Africa 14 ARG Argentina 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M26 RSA South Africa 22 AUS Australia 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-6 #M32 USA United States 7 RSA South Africa 28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
1	Men	2018
1	Men	2016/2017
2	Men	2020
4	Men	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
3	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN
4	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
6	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
3	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
7	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL
10	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN
4	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA
4	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
7	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Nickname:

The Post [because his father was a postal worker]. (springboks.rugby, 11 Mar 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Neil Powell [national], RSA

Position style:

Back (sarugbymag.co.za, 10 Jun 2019)

Debut:

2017 for South Africa, in Hong Kong, China (sarugbymag.co.za, 10 Jun 2019)

Start:

He took up rugby at age nine at Pellsrus Primary School in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. (sarugbymag.co.za, 10 Jun 2019)

Reason:

He had shown promise in the sport at primary school, so his coaches persuaded his parents to send him to Nico Malan High School in Humansdorp, South Africa, because it was well-known for its rugby team. (sarugbymag.co.za, 10 Jun 2019)

Philosophy:

"We play for each other, that is what the team stand for. Remember, when you put that jersey on, it is not about you anymore. It is about the team and those who the jersey represents." (springboks.rugby, 11 Mar 2019)

Award:

He was named on the 2019/20 World Series Dream Team by World Rugby. (world.rugby, 16 Sep 2020)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens tournament. (scmp.com, 27 Mar 2019)

General Interest

General
TOUGH BEGINNINGS
Despite setting a season scoring record of 408 points in his final year of high school, he then initially struggled to secure a professional contract, and began seeking work away from rugby while playing at amateur level in South Africa. "I hadn't fully canned the idea of playing professionally, but all I wanted at that point was to earn an income, so looking for a job and staying active seemed logical." (sarugbymag.co.za, 10 Jun 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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