David Horwitz

David Jason Horwitz (born 30 September 1994), commonly referred to as Dave, is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a Centre for Irish rugby club Connacht. Domestically he is contracted to the New South Wales Country Eagles who compete in the National Rugby Championship.[1] His regular playing position is fly-half, however, Horwitz has played multiple positions in the past, including Centre.

David Jason Horwitz

Horwitz with the Waratahs in 2017
Full name	David Jason Horwitz
Date of birth	(1994-09-30) 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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Randwick 46 (145) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014– NSW Country Eagles 18 (10) 2018– Connacht 6 (21) Correct as of 27 December 2018 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2017 2018 Waratahs Rebels 27 0 (12) (0) Correct as of 27 December 2018 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 Australia Schoolboys 2014 Australia U20 3 (2) Correct as of 9 November 2015

Horwitz has represented Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. Horwitz is contracted with Connacht for the 2018–19 seasons. [2]

As of 2018 Horwitz was the only Jew to play in the Super Rugby for an Australian club.[3]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 15 July 2018[4]

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

1. "David Horwitz NSW Country Eagles Player Profile". NSW Country Eagles Rugby. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
2. "Australia Under 20s announce squad for Junior World Champs". ARU Media Unit. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
3. "Horwitz's luck of the Irish". The Australian Jewish News. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
4. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.