Dave Ewers

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Dave Ewers
Birth nameDavid Peter Ewers
Date of birth (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb) [1]
School Ivybridge Community College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Current team Stormers
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010-2023 Exeter Chiefs 236 (195)
2011-2012 → Cornish Pirates (loan) 14 (0)
2023-2024 Ulster 16 (0)
2024- Stormers ()
Correct as of 8 June 2024

David Peter Ewers [2] (born 3 November 1990) is a Zimbabwean rugby union player who is currently contracted to the Stormers. He previously played for Ulster, Exeter Chiefs and Cornish Pirates. [3] He is capable of playing both Flanker and Number 8. Ewers is known for his destructive ball carrying, and exceptional defensive capabilities.[ citation needed ]

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Early life

Ewers attended Hillcrest Preparatory School in Mutare, before his family left Zimbabwe when he was 13, returning to his English grandparents in Ivybridge. His father was a teacher and working on a farm at the time. [4] [5] [6]

Ewers attended the AASE programme run by Ivybridge Community College in 2009 and 2010. Ewers was a member of the Ivybridge squad 1st XV which contended the AASE final of 2009 & 2010 and won the North of England 7s Tournament the same year.

Rugby playing career

Club level

Ewers was signed up by the Chiefs in 2010 [7] and made his first start for Exeter in the British and Irish Cup against Newport. [8]

Before becoming a senior member of the Chiefs squad, Ewers was dual-registered and frequently played for Cornish Pirates.

In Mar 2023, it was announced that Ewers would be joining Ulster for the start of the 2023/24 season in the URC. He left Ulster at the end of the season. [9]

In August 2024 it was announced that he would be joining the Stormers for the start of the 2024/25 season. [10]

International level

Ewers was selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians in the summer of 2014. [11] In February 2016 he was called up to England's 2016 Six Nations squad. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "DAVE EWERS". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Exeter youngsters head for Cornwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rugby star recalls losing everything in Zim". 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Broadbent, Rick. "England new boy Ewers finally settled after fleeing Mugabe regime".
  6. ↑ "Dave Ewers follows David Pocock in beating pain of exile". 9 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Success Stories and Player Profiles". RFU.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ewers hopes to make his first start for Exe in cup". Thisisexeter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "Ulster confirm a nine-strong leavers list that includes Dave Ewers". Rugby Pass. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "EXPERIENCED EWERS JOINS DHL STORMERS". Stormers. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mike Brown: Harlequins full-back one of 21 added by England". BBC Sport. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Six Nations 2016: Manu Tuilagi in England squad for Wales game". BBC Sport. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.


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