Dave Ewers

Zimbabwean rugby union player

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Rugby player

Dave Ewers

Birth name

David Peter Ewers

Date of birth

(1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 33)

Place of birth

Harare, Zimbabwe

Height

1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

125 kg (19 st 10 lb) ^[1]

School

Ivybridge Community College

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Number 8
Current team	Exeter Chiefs
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2010-2023 2011-2012 2023-	Exeter Chiefs Cornish Pirates Ulster Rugby	236 14 16	(195) (0) (0)
Correct as of 8 June 2024

David Peter Ewers^[2] (born 3 November 1990) is a Zimbabwean rugby union player in the United Rugby Championship for Irish team Ulster. He previously played for Exeter Chiefs and Cornish Pirates.^[3] He is capable of playing both Flanker and Number 8. Ewers is known for his destructive ball carrying, and exceptional defensive capabilities.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Ewers attended Hillcrest Preparatory School in Mutare, before his family left Zimbabwe when he was 13, returning to his English grandparents in Ivybridge. His father was a teacher and working on a farm at the time.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Ewers attended the AASE programme run by Ivybridge Community College in 2009 and 2010. Ewers was a member of the Ivybridge squad 1st XV which contended the AASE final of 2009 & 2010 and won the North of England 7s Tournament the same year.

Rugby playing career

Club level

Ewers was signed up by the Chiefs in 2010^[7] and made his first start for Exeter in the British and Irish Cup against Newport.^[8]

Before becoming a senior member of the Chiefs squad, Ewers was dual-registered and frequently played for Cornish Pirates.

In Mar 2023, it was announced that Ewers would be joining Ulster Rugby for the start of the 2023/24 season in the URC.

International level

Ewers was selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians in the summer of 2014.^[9] In February 2016 he was called up to England's 2016 Six Nations squad.^[10]

References

^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ "DAVE EWERS". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Exeter youngsters head for Cornwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "Rugby star recalls losing everything in Zim". 17 February 2018.
^ Broadbent, Rick. "England new boy Ewers finally settled after fleeing Mugabe regime".
^ "Dave Ewers follows David Pocock in beating pain of exile". 9 October 2013.
^ "Success Stories and Player Profiles". RFU.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Ewers hopes to make his first start for Exe in cup". Thisisexeter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
^ "Mike Brown: Harlequins full-back one of 21 added by England". BBC Sport. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ "Six Nations 2016: Manu Tuilagi in England squad for Wales game". BBC Sport. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.