Danwel Demas (born 15 October 1981) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the Boland Cavaliers. He previously played for Italian club Aironi in the Pro12, and for the Bulls and Cheetahs in Super Rugby. He represented South Africa in sevens, in 2003 and from 2005 to 2007. In 2012, he joined the Pumas and represented them in the Vodacom Cup and the Currie Cup competitions until the end of 2013.[1]
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| Date of birth | 15 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Orleans High School, Paarl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Demas also represented the Emerging Springboks from 2006 to 2009.
Durbanville-Bellville
editIn 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring one tries in five appearances in the competition.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Pumas katrol twee Bulldogs in vir 2014". Media24. Beeld. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Durbell win first Cell C Community Cup title". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
edit- Danwel Demas at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Danwel Demas at ESPNscrum
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Danwel Demas". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Danwel Demas at ItsRugby.co.uk