Dave Moonlight

Last updated
Dave Moonlight
Birth nameDavid James Moonlight
Date of birth (1979-08-09) 9 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Whitby, Ontario
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004-2005 Canada 2 (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Canada

David James Moonlight (born August 9, 1979) is a Canadian retired rugby union player. He played on the wing for Canada. He made his debut against England at Twickenham on November 13, 2004. Moonlight played his last Test against the United States of America at Edmonton on June 26, 2005. In addition to being fully capped with the national XV squad, David is also one of Canada's greatest sevens internationals. He is the leading points and try scorer for Canada in sevens. Most recently attended the Scotland leg of the IRB World Series. He now works as a teacher

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sidney Crosby</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)

Sidney Patrick Crosby is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Sid the Kid" and dubbed "The Next One", he was selected first overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Born and raised in Halifax, Crosby was considered one of the most lauded prospects in ice hockey history and is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Testo</span> American soccer player

David Testo is an American retired soccer player who, after his playing career ended in 2011, became the first male American professional player of that sport to come out as gay. Testo played professionally from 2003 to 2011, including two years in with the Columbus Crew from 2004 to 2005. He began his career with the Richmond Kickers, and also played for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact before he was released by the Impact in 2011. He played collegiately for South Carolina and North Carolina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moonlight Graham</span> Major League Baseball player, physician (1876-1965)

Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player and medical doctor who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P. Kinsella, and the subsequent 1989 film Field of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner, and featuring Burt Lancaster and Frank Whaley, respectively, as older and younger incarnations of Graham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Campese</span> Australian rugby union player

David Ian Campese, AM, also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982–1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Tavares</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

John Tavares is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected first overall by the New York Islanders, for whom he played nine seasons and served as captain for five seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Edgar (soccer, born 1987)</span> Canadian professional soccer player

David Edward Edgar is a Canadian soccer coach and former professional player, he serves as assistant coach of Forge FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marika Vunibaka</span> Fijian rugby union player

Marika "Dawainavesi" Vunibaka is a Fijian former rugby union player. He represented the Fiji national team on numerous occasions, including at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales and the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drew Doughty</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1989)

Drew Doughty is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft from the Guelph Storm of the OHL, where he was twice voted the league's top offensive defenceman.

David Alexander Callam is a professional rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in Scotland, he plays in the No.8 position in the back row for Edinburgh and is also a member of Scotland's 2007 RWC squad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Pietrangelo</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Alexander Pietrangelo is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the St. Louis Blues for parts of twelve seasons, captaining the Blues for his final four seasons with the franchise. Nicknamed "Petro", as a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Pietrangelo is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the St. Louis Blues in 2019 and the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarell Alvin McCraney</span> American playwright

Tarell Alvin McCraney is an American playwright. He is the chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serious Moonlight Tour</span> 1983 concert tour by David Bowie

The Serious Moonlight Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the English musician David Bowie, launched in May 1983 in support of his album Let's Dance (1983). The tour opened at the Vorst Forest Nationaal, Brussels, on 18 May 1983 and ended in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 8 December 1983; 15 countries visited, 96 performances, and over 2.6 million tickets sold. It was the biggest tour of the year 1983. The tour garnered mostly favourable reviews from the press. It was, at the time, his longest, largest and most successful concert tour to date, although it has since been surpassed in length, attendance and gross revenue by subsequent Bowie tours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Connor McDavid</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)

Connor Andrew McDavid is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born and raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the Oilers selected him first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. McDavid is often regarded as one of the best players in the world, and his offensive dominance has drawn comparisons to players such as Sidney Crosby.

David Walter Fee is an American former rugby union player who played for the United States national teams, where he primarily played wing. Fee earned 28 caps for the 15's US national team from 2002 to 2005 and started all four games in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Fee also played on the 7's team, competing in the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Moonlight</span> Rugby player

John Moonlight is a Canadian rugby union player for the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby. Moonlight was formerly a Canadian Rugby 7's player on the HSBC Sevens World Series. Moonlight made his debut for Canada in 2009 in Hong Kong. He has played in 65 World Series tournaments for Canada scoring 116 tries. He has represented Canada at three Commonwealth Games and won 2 Pam-Am Games gold medals. He has also represented Canada in the rugby union 15's code. He has represented Canada 23 times and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

<i>Moonlight</i> (2016 film) 2016 American film by Barry Jenkins

Moonlight is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan David</span> Canadian soccer player (born 2000)

Jonathan Christian David is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Canada national team.

Michael Sheppard aka ‘Shep’ is a Canadian rugby union player. He played Lock and Flanker for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR) from their exhibition year in 2018 - 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tajon Buchanan</span> Canadian soccer player (born 1999)

Tajon Trevor Buchanan is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Canada national team. Known for his speed and technical ability, he usually plays as a wide midfielder, but can also be deployed as a full-back and a winger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mario Villamizar</span> Canadian gridiron football player (born 1995)

Mario Villamizar is a Canadian professional football fullback who is a free agent.

References

Player profile