Playing career
Davids made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 2000 and later that year was selected to tour with the Springboks to Argentina, Britain and Ireland. He did not play in any test matches during the tour, but played in four tour matches for the Springboks.[3]
During 2001 Davids played for the South African A team and in Super Rugby, he represented the Stormers from 2001 to 2005 and he also had a short stint with Gloucester in England during 2005.[4]
Davids made his test match debut for the Springboks in 2002 against Wales at Newlands in Cape Town. He played a further two tests in 2002, against Argentina and Samoa. In 2003 he played only one test, that against Argentina and in 2004 he represented the Springboks in five test matches, with his last test against the All Blacks in Christchurch.[5]
Test history
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Wales |
19–8 | Lock | 15 Jun 2002 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 2. |  Argentina |
49–29 | Replacement | 29 Jun 2002 | PAM Brink Stadium, Springs | |
| 3. |  Samoa |
60–18 | Replacement | 6 Jul 2002 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 4. | Argentina |
26–25 | Lock | 28 Jun 2003 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |
| 5. |  Ireland |
31–17 | Replacement | 12 Jun 2004 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 6. | Ireland |
26–17 | Lock | 19 Jun 2004 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 7. | Wales |
53–18 | Lock | 26 Jun 2004 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 8. |  Pacific Islanders |
38–24 | Replacement | 17 Jul 2004 | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | |
| 9. |  New Zealand |
21–23 | Replacement | 24 Jul 2004 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |