David Horwitz

David Jason Horwitz (born 30 September 1994), commonly referred to as Dave, is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a Centre for Sydney rugby club Randwick. He formerly played for Irish rugby club Connacht and domestically New South Wales Country Eagles who did compete in the National Rugby Championship (NRC).[1] His regular playing position is fly-half, however, Horwitz has played multiple positions in the past, including Centre.

David Jason Horwitz

Horwitz with the Waratahs in 2017
Full name	David Jason Horwitz
Date of birth	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994
Place of birth	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 2018 Waratahs Rebels 27 0 (12) (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

Horwitz has represented Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. Horwitz is contracted with Connacht for the 2018–19 seasons.[2]

As of 2018 Horwitz was the first, and currently only, Jew to play in the Super Rugby for an Australian club.[3] 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.”[4]

Horwitz played for the New South Wales Waratahs, the Melbourne Rebels, of the Super Rugby, and Connacht (Pro14) in between 2014 and 2020.[5][6] In Australian domestic rugby he played for Randwick in club rugby, and the New South Wales Country Eagles, in the National Rugby Championship (NRC).