{"id":50440,"date":"2021-08-05T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/jeffreys-bay-rugby-star-represents-sa-at-tokyo-2020-20210804-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:17:40","slug":"jeffreys-bay-rugby-star-represents-sa-at-tokyo-2020-20210804-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/jeffreys-bay-rugby-star-represents-sa-at-tokyo-2020-20210804-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffreys Bay rugby star represents SA at Tokyo 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_493f333a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11442\/4c9d22a70c5044318a866072fb24a819.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11442\/661922c1f04e4e21bf8cb1dfbae7a16b.jpeg\" title=\"Selvyn Davids (right) being challenged during a clash with Argentina.       Photo:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Selvyn Davids (right) being challenged during a clash with Argentina.       Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Selvyn Davids, born and bred on the shores of Jeffreys Bay, recently represented South Africa as part of the Blitzboks Sevens squad at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Davids, who describes his mother as his role model, and his girlfriend, family and friends as his primary support system, partly attributes his success on the international stage to the entire town of Jeffreys Bay uniting behind him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family has always been there to support me; then there are my friends, and the whole of Jeffreys Bay that know me. And even if they just offer a few words of encouragement, believe in me, something so small can have a huge impact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Davids describes himself as privileged having the opportunity to play alongside a number of his role models in the rugby world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a few that played Sevens rugby and some of them who still play sevens. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are Cecil Afrika and Rosko Specman playing 15s rugby at the moment, and Justin Geduld and Branco du Preez who are currently playing Sevens with me. I\u2019m one of the lucky ones that can say I\u2019m blessed to be able to play with the people I look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An avid golfer, Davids has been actively involved with the Jeffreys Bay Golf Development Club since the inception of the programme, and also engages strenuous rugby training four times a week. <\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7fd741bd\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11442\/b5f0ed2c654e46189c093d5c6e93fc3e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11442\/30e8a165d62e4f15af437e5bf0976295.jpg\" title=\"The South African Blitzboks squad at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics currently being held in Japan. Photo:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The South African Blitzboks squad at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics currently being held in Japan. Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He currently plays in the positions of a sweeper and playmaker in Sevens rugby.<\/p>\n<p>Davids said that he was about five or six years old when his interest in rugby was first sparked, and admits to always having an inclination towards athletics and other sport, such as soccer, when he was younger. <\/p>\n<p>Having attended Nico Malan High School, for a while, Davids ebbed and flowed between club and professional rugby; initially playing for the Eastern Province in 2014 and then Despatch Rugby Club in 2015. <\/p>\n<p>In the same year, Davids broke out onto the national stage and played for the u\/21 Cheetahs, then completed a move to Griffons in Welkom in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>This would also be the year Selvyn Davids would become a mainstay in the international sphere as he went on to secure a regular selection into the Blitzboks squad.<\/p>\n<p>While he admits that the road to success is a bumpy one, ridden with ups and downs, Davids emphasised that failure is not the ultimate end and should not prove a defining factor on the way to the top. <\/p>\n<p>When asked about any advice he might have for any young person looking to rise through the ranks the way he did, he said, \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to fail. 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