Deon Davids

Deon Davids
Full nameDeon Horace Davids
Born (1968-02-11) 11 February 1968
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
SchoolAlbert Myburgh Secondary School, Bredasdorp
UniversityUniversity of the Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position Number eight / Flanker / Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Boland
Correct as of 4 December 2015
Correct as of 4 December 2015
Coaching career
Years Team
1998 Villagers Worcester
2002 Boland College
2002 Boland 'A'
2002 South Africa Students
2002–2006 Boland Cavaliers
(assistant coach)
2005 African Leopards
2006–2007 Boland Cavaliers
(Vodacom Cup)
2007–2009 Boland Cavaliers
(head coach)
2008 Emerging Springboks
(assistant coach)
2009 South Africa Under-20
(assistant coach)
2010–2011 UWC
(head coach)
2011–2012 Golden Lions
(Vodacom Cup)
2011–2012 Golden Lions
(Under-21)
2012–2015 SWD Eagles
(academy head coach)
2015 SWD Eagles
(director of coaching)
2016–2019 Southern Kings
2016–2017 SWD Eagles
(head coach)

Deon Horace Davids is an international award-winning high-performance rugby union coach. Born 11 February 1968 in Victoria West, South Africa, he grew up and completed his schooling in the Overberg town of Bredasdorp. Davids is an alumnus of the University of the Western Cape with a BA Honours in Human Movement Studies and a Higher Diploma in Education.

He is a South African rugby union coach, with more than 34 years' experience coaching at every level of the game from school to varsity, club, super rugby union and international test rugby union. He is currently Assistant Coach for the World Champion Springboks, fulfilling the technical role of Forwards Coach. Prior to this, he was the head coach of the Southern Kings Pro14 franchise before being selected as Assistant Springboks in 2020.