Davron Cameron
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Davron Austin Cameron | ||
Born |
George, South Africa | 8 June 1996||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Kingswood College, Grahamstown | ||
University | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Scrum-half / Utility back | ||
Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | Eastern Province | ||
2013–2014 | Eastern Province Country Districts | ||
2013–2014 | Eastern Province Kings | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2016–present | Eastern Province Kings | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 16 June 2016. |
Davron Austin Cameron (born 8 June 1996 in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is scrum-half, but he can also play as a winger, fullback or a centre.
Rugby career
Youth
As a scholar at Kingswood College in Grahamstown, Cameron represented was selected to represent Eastern Province at a number of youth tournaments; he was the right winger for their Under-16 side at the Grant Khomo Week in 2012 and the fullback for an Eastern Province Country Districts side that played at the Under-18 Academy Week the following year, scoring one try in a 70–28 victory over Griquas in their final match at the tournament.[2] In 2014, he played for Eastern Province Country Districts at the premier high schools rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Middelburg. He scored one try in the tournament in a 15–33 defeat to the Griffons.[3]
In 2015, he was among the intake of the Eastern Province Academy. He started two matches for the Eastern Province U21 team in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring and converting a try against Golden Lions U21 in the second of those.[4] He then dropped an age-group to make three appearances as a replacement for the Eastern Province U19 side, in a season that saw the team go the whole way, winning the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A for the first time in their history.[5]
Eastern Province Kings
In 2016, Cameron was one of several youngsters that were included in the Eastern Province Kings squad that competed in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.[6] He was named on the replacement bench for their first match of the season against the SWD Eagles,[7] coming on in the 55th minute of the match to make his first class debut.[8] He also played off the bench in their next match against the Boland Cavaliers[9] before starting his first match, a 31–18 win over Namibian side the Welwitschias in Windhoek a fortnight later.[10]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Davron Cameron". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 28-70 EP CD". South African Rugby Union. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 33-15 EP CD". South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings U21 14-73 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "WP young guns, EP clinch junior titles". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – EP Kings : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "EP Kings team announced for SWD Eagles match". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 14-37 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 37-18 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Windhoek Draught Welwitschias 18-31 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.