Damian Stevens
Full name | Damian Leothon Stevens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81.5 kg (12 st 12 lb; 180 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Walvis Bay High School, Paarl Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damian Leothon Stevens (born 2 June 1995) is a Namibian rugby union player for South African side Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He currently plays for NOLA Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. He is also the head coach of the Harahan River Coyotes Rugby Football Club.
He was named in Namibia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2]
He started his career with the Cape Town-based Western Province, but moved to the Sharks in 2016.[3]
International career
[edit]Damian played in both the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups. In the 2019 Rugby World Cup, he scored 14 points: Namibia's opening try against Italy, and 9 points (from penalties) against New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Damian Stevens". ESPN. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Jacques Burger to lead Namibia in RWC 2015". Rugby World Cup. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Sharks add a scrumhalf". SuperSport. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.