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David Meihuizen
Full name	David Steven Meihuizen
Date of birth	13 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	127 kg (280 lb)
School	Paarl Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Senior career
Years	Team
2018–2022	Western Province
2019–2022	Stormers
	Correct as of 15 March 2022

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David Steven Meihuizen (born (1997-11-13)13 November 1997) is a former South African rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.^[1] His regular position was the lock.

He made his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers in their match against the Sunwolves in June 2019, coming on as a replacement lock. He is currently studying at the University of Cape Town and has a 3-year contract with Western Province which started in 2018.^[2] He has been forced to retire due to a concussion caused during a game in the 2022 season.

References

^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – David Meihuizen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "Three new faces for DHL Stormers" (Press release). Stormers. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

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[SARU_Player_Profile_David_Meihuizen-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – David Meihuizen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[Three_new_faces_for_DHL_Stormers-2] "Three new faces for DHL Stormers" (Press release). Stormers. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

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-|     university = [[University of Cape Town - (UCT)]]
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 |       position = [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
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-|         years2 = 2019–present
+|         years2 = 2019–2022
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-|     clubupdate = 25 August 2019
+|     clubupdate = 15 March 2022
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-'''David Steven Meihuizen''' (born {{birth date|1997|11|13|df=y}}) is a South African [[rugby union]] player for the {{Rut Stormers}} in [[Super Rugby]] and {{Rut Western Province}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and the [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile David Meihuizen">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=XXX | name=David Meihuizen | date=7 July 2019}}</ref> His regular position is lock.
+'''David Steven Meihuizen''' (born {{birth date|1997|11|13|df=y}}) is a former South African [[rugby union]] player for the {{Rut|Stormers}} in [[Super Rugby]] and {{Rut|Western Province}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and the [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile David Meihuizen">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=XXX | name=David Meihuizen | date=7 July 2019}}</ref> His regular position was the lock.
-He made his [[Super Rugby]] debut for the {{Rut Stormers}} in their match against the {{Rut Sunwolves}} in June 2019, coming on as a replacement lock.He is currently studying at the University of Cape Town and has a 3 year contract with Western Province which started Last year.<ref name="Three new faces for DHL Stormers">{{cite press release | url=https://thestormers.com/three-new-faces-for-dhl-stormers/ | title=Three new faces for DHL Stormers | publisher=Stormers | date=6 June 2019 | accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref>
+He made his [[Super Rugby]] debut for the {{Rut|Stormers}} in their match against the {{Rut|Sunwolves}} in June 2019, coming on as a replacement lock. He is currently studying at the University of Cape Town and has a 3-year contract with Western Province which started in 2018.<ref name="Three new faces for DHL Stormers">{{cite press release | url=https://thestormers.com/three-new-faces-for-dhl-stormers/ | title=Three new faces for DHL Stormers | publisher=Stormers | date=6 June 2019 | accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref> He has been forced to retire due to a concussion caused during a game in the 2022 season.
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 [[Category:Living people]]
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+[[Category:Rugby union players from Cape Town]]
 [[Category:Rugby union locks]]
 [[Category:Stormers players]]
-[[Category:Western Province (rugby team) players]]
+[[Category:Western Province (rugby union) players]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Paarl Boys' High School]]