David Horwitz

Australian rugby union player

Not to be confused with David Horowitz.

Rugby player

David Jason Horwitz

Horwitz with the Waratahs in 2017

Full name| David Jason Horwitz
Date of birth|  (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)
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

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2013–|  Randwick|  63|  (208)

Correct as of 16 October 2020

Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2014–2020|  NSW Country Eagles|  18|  (10)
2018–2020|  Connacht|  14|  (28)

Correct as of 11 January 2020

Super Rugby
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2014–2017|  Waratahs|  27|  (12)
2018|  Rebels|  0|  (0)

Correct as of 27 December 2018

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2011–2012|  Australia Schoolboys|  |
2014|  Australia U20|  3|  (2)

Correct as of 9 November 2015

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

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As of 15 July 2018[7]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red

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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

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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. ^ Newman, Beth (14 May 2016). "Neither footy nor faith will define young Waratah". rugby.com.au.
5. ^ "Connacht confirm departing players". Talking Rugby Union. 7 June 2020.
6. ^ Desiatnik, Shane (3 August 2020). "Horwitz returns from Irish stint". The Australian Jewish News.
7. ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.