Davon Stephanus Raubenheimer (born 16 July 1984 in

Knysna Knysna (; ) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations on the loosely defined Garden Route tourist route. It is situated 60 kilometres east of the c ...

, South Africa) is a former professional rugby union rugby player. His regular playing position is

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Career

Raubenheimer hails from the

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and began his senior career with his local team, the . He made 60 appearances for the Eagles before heading north to join the . During his time in

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, he was called up to the

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side and made his debut during the

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. He switched to the for domestic competitions in 2012 and is a regular in the province's

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side.

International

Raubenheimer was a member of the South Africa Under 21 side that won the

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in Argentina and also the

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team that won the

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. He was called up by the

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for their 2009 end-of-year tour of , , and . He did not earn any full international caps on the tour, but he did play in 2 midweek tour matches.

Honours

*Western Coastal Region U18 Craven Week - 2002 *2003 – Under 20 *2004 – Under 20 *2005 –

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and

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*2005 – South Africa Under-21

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*2006 – Vodacom Cup *2006 – Southern Spears *2007 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2008 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2008 –

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*2009 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2009 – Highveld XV

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*2009 – 2009 end-of-year rugby union tests *2010 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2010 –

*2011 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2011 – Super Rugby *2012 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2012 – Super Rugby *2013 – Vodacom and Currie Cup *2013 – Super Rugby *2013 – (loan) Currie Cup

References

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