Mackenzie Davis (rugby union)

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Mackenzie Davis
Date of birth (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) [1]
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
  2024 NSW Waratahs Women’s Sevens ()
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2024- Australia 7s

Mackenzie Davis (born 3 January 2005) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Australia national rugby sevens team.

Career

She played for Australia in sevens rugby at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games and scored five tries in the tournament as Australia won the gold medal following a 50-point victory over Canada in the final. [2]

She played touch rugby for Australia at the Mixed Open World Cup in 2024 and played for NSW Waratahs Women's Sevens in the Next Gen Sevens. [3] [4] [5]

In December 2024, she was called up for Australia for the 2024 South Africa Sevens in Cape Town, part of the 2024-25 SVNS series. [6] She was a member of the winning team that won the 2025 Australia Sevens in January 2025. Her efforts included scoring a try in a victory against Japan 7s and playing in the final as Australia 7s beat New Zealand 7s to win the tournament. [7] [8] She featured at the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2025, her efforts including setting up debutant Amahli Hala for a try against Spain in the opening match, and a try in the final as Australia finished runners-up to New Zealand. [9] [10]

References

  1. "Mackenzie Davis". au7s.rugby. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. "Mackenzie Davis". Commonwealthgames.com. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. Williamson, Nathan (Dec 5, 2024). "Mackenzie Davis: The prodigy who started Sevens 18 months ago set for Australia debut". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. Lulham, Amanda (12 October 2024). "Dangerous Next Gen Sevens players you need to know about". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. Morton, Finn (2 October 2024). "Olympian and rising star headline squads for Australia's Next Gen Sevens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  6. Williamson, Nathan (Dec 3, 2024). "Mackenzie Davis set to debut for Australia Sevens as squads confirmed for new-look Cape Town". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. "LIVE Perth SVNS Day Three: Aussie men and women through to final against Argentina and New Zealand". Rugby.com.au. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. Morton, Finn (25 January 2025). "Black Ferns Sevens cruise to semi-finals after another dominant display". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. Morton, Finn (28 March 2025). "Debutant's powerful start as Australia's 'youngins' usher in new dawn" . Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. Williamson, Nathan (30 March 2025). "Australia Women go down swinging in Hong Kong Final as Men claim thrilling bronze medal". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2025.