Davon Raubenheimer

Davon Raubenheimer

Full name	Davon Stephanus Raubenheimer
Date of birth	(1984-07-16) 16 July 1984
Place of birth	Knysna, South Africa
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School	Knysna Sec School Pacaltsdorp Sec
Notable relative(s)	Shaun Raubenheimer (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank / Number Eight Current team Template:Rut SWD Eagles Youth career 2003–2005 Template:Rut SWD Eagles Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2008 Template:Rut SWD Eagles 60 (25) 2009–2011 Template:Rut Griquas 56 (20) 2010–2012 Template:Rut Cheetahs 20 (10) 2012–2013 Template:Rut Free State XV 6 (0) 2012–2013 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 16 (0) 2013 → Template:Rut Griffons 5 (0) 2014–present Template:Rut SWD Eagles 38 (0) Correct as of 9 October 2016 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 South Africa Under-21 3 (0) 2008 Emerging Springboks 2 (0) 2009 Royal XV 1 (0) 2009 South Africa (tour) 2 (0) Correct as of 21 October 2013

Davon Stephanus Raubenheimer (born 16 July 1984 in Knysna, South Africa) is a professional rugby union rugby player. His regular playing position is flanker.

Career

Raubenheimer hails from the Western Cape and began his senior career with his local team, the Template:Rut SWD Eagles. He made 60 appearances for the Eagles before heading north to join the Template:Rut Griquas. During his time in Kimberley, he was called up to the Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby side and made his debut during the 2010 Super 14 season. He switched to the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs for domestic competitions in 2012 and is a regular in the province's Vodacom Cup side.

International

Raubenheimer was a member of the South Africa Under 21 side that won the 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in Argentina and also the Emerging Springboks team that won the 2008 IRB Nations Cup in Romania. He was called up by the Springboks for their 2009 end-of-year tour of France, Italy, Ireland and England. He did not earn any full international caps on the tour, but he did play in 2 midweek tour matches.

Honours

• Western Coastal Region U18 Craven Week - 2002
• 2003 – Template:Rut SWD Eagles Under 20
• 2004 – Template:Rut SWD Eagles Under 20
• 2005 – Template:Rut SWD Eagles Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2005 – South Africa Under-21 Under 21 Rugby World Championship
• 2006 – Template:Rut SWD Eagles Vodacom Cup
• 2006 – Southern Spears
• 2007 – Template:Rut SWD Eagles Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2008 – Template:Rut SWD Eagles Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2008 – Emerging Springboks IRB Nations Cup in Romania
• 2009 – Template:Rut Griquas Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2009 – Highveld XV 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
• 2009 – South Africa 2009 end-of-year rugby union tests
• 2010 – Template:Rut Griquas Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2010 – Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby
• 2011 – Template:Rut Griquas Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2011 – Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby
• 2012 – Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2012 – Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby
• 2013 – Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Vodacom and Currie Cup
• 2013 – Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby
• 2013 – Template:Rut Griffons (loan) Currie Cup