Marais Schmidt

Marais Schmidt

Full name	David Schmidt
Date of birth	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992
Place of birth	Olivedale, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School	Monument High School, Krugersdorp
University	University of Johannesburg / University of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Current team [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Youth Career 2005–2013 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 8 (51) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2014 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 8 (46) 2014 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 6 (5) 2015 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 0 (0) 2015–2016 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 0 (0) Correct as of 2 June 2015 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 South Africa Under-16 Elite Squad () 2010 South Africa Schools High Performance squad () 2012 South Africa Under-20 1 (0) Correct as of 11 August 2014

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David 'Marais' Schmidt (born 23 April 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player, who played first class rugby with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] and [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] between 2011 and 2014. His regular position is fly-half or full-back.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

He represented the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] at all available youth levels. He first played for them at Under-13 level at the primary schools Craven Week tournament in 2005. In 2008, he played for their Under-16 side at the Grant Khomo Week, which also led to his inclusion in a South African Under-16 Elite Squad. He played for the Under-18s at the 2009 Academy Week and the 2010 Craven Week tournaments, top-scoring for the Lions and being selected for a South African Under-18 High Performance Squad in 2010, which played against France, England and Namibia.

He played for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making two appearances, and played a full season in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring 97 points in eleven starts. He also made one appearance at Under-21 level in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He reached the century mark in both of the next two seasons for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]. In 2012, he scored 131 points in twelve starts, the second most in the competition behind the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]s Fred Zeilinga and in 2013, he made thirteen starts and scored 156 points to once again finish second in the scoring charts, this time behind [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]s Tim Swiel. He also won the award for the Lions Backline Player of the Year in 2013.

Schmidt was included in the South Africa Under-20 squad that played at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa. He made his appearance in the competition, their final pool match against Italy.

In 2014, Schmidt played Varsity Cup rugby for Johannesburg-based university side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]. He kicked thirteen conversions and two penalties to finish as UJ's top scorer for the competition with 43 points.

Golden Lions

Schmidt played for a [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in a compulsory friendly against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] prior to the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division, scoring 10 points in a 28–25 loss, but failed to make the squad for the competition proper.

He was included in their squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup however, and made his debut in that competition against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Potchefstroom, scoring all his side's points in a 23–16 defeat. He made a total of five appearances during the competition, contributing 37 points. He made one start for them in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring 9 points in their 30–19 defeat against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Welkom. A further two appearances off the bench followed in the 2014 Vodacom Cup.

Griquas

After the 2014 Vodacom Cup, Schmidt moved to Kimberley-based side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]. He played off the bench on four occasions during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament, as Griquas won promotion to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his debut in the Currie Cup Premier Division in the opening match of that competition, a 24–31 loss to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] and also played 70 minutes against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] the following week.

Blue Bulls

He moved to Nelspruit to join the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] for 2015, but failed to make an appearance for them before joining the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] prior to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.

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