David Horwitz

Not to be confused with David Horowitz.

David Jason Horwitz

Horwitz with the Waratahs in 2017
Full name	David Jason Horwitz
Born	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 31) 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 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 former rugby union player. Horwitz previously played as a centre for Sydney rugby club Randwick in the Shute Shield, the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby, Irish rugby club Connacht and the New South Wales Country Eagles of the National Rugby Championship (NRC). ^[1]

He became the first Australian Jewish person to play in the Super Rugby. ^[2]

Early life and career

Horwitz was born in Sydney, Australia to South African Jews. ^[3] He played junior rugby for Easts Wallaroos and later Scots College. ^[3] He attended the aforementioned school, alongside Moriah College. ^[2]

Horwitz has represented Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. Horwitz is contracted with Connacht for the 2018–19 seasons. ^[4]

As of 2018 ^[update] Horwitz was the first, and currently only, Jew to play in the Super Rugby for an Australian club. ^[5] 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.” ^[6]

Horwitz played for the New South Wales Waratahs, the Melbourne Rebels, of the Super Rugby, and Connacht (Pro14) in between 2014 and 2020. ^{[7] [8]} 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

As of 15 July 2018 ^[9]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
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

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. Milner, Jack (30 March 2017). "Australia's first Jewish Super Rugby player". South African Jewish Report.
3. "2014 Super Rugby Media Guide" (PDF). rugby-talk.com. p. 109.
4. "Australia Under 20s announce squad for Junior World Champs". ARU Media Unit. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
5. "Horwitz's luck of the Irish". The Australian Jewish News. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
6. Newman, Beth (14 May 2016). "Neither footy nor faith will define young Waratah". rugby.com.au.
7. "Connacht confirm departing players". Talking Rugby Union. 7 June 2020.
8. Desiatnik, Shane (3 August 2020). "Horwitz returns from Irish stint". The Australian Jewish News .
9. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.