
Zimbabwe-born rugby starlet Craig Davidson appears on course to pursue his international rugby career with Scotland after being included in the European nation’s Under-20 squad last week.
Davidson was born in Harare, where he went to Hellenic International Academy and represented the country’s junior national teams on several occasions.
He proceeded to Hilton College in Durban, South Africa, where he played for the school’s first team.
Hilton boasts of a proud record of success in rugby, having produced several Springbok rugby players and also lending its colours to the Sharks Rugby Union.
After completing his high school education, Davidson moved to Scotland, where he has been playing for the Edinburgh-based Wastonians FC.
The versatile forward made his Scotland Under-20 debut in an international friendly against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday.
Davidson will be hoping he did enough to impress the Scottish selectors as they were using the match as a development tool to look at a wider group of players ahead of the 2023 Under-20 Six Nations.
Davidson hails from a sporting family, where his father Wayne is the former Zimbabwe national triathlon coach Wayne Davidson while his mother Patricia Warren is an ex-national and continental cycling champion.
His sister Skye, who is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland has represented Zimbabwe in international triathlon and cycling competitions.
While his parents and sister have excelled in cycling, Craig has been making quite an impression in rugby which ultimately earned him a call-up to the Scotland Under-20 squad.

Jason Fraser in action for USON Nevers.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe rugby international Jason Fraser won his 100th cap for French outfit USON Nevers on Friday evening, joining a select band of centurions who have reached the milestone for the Pro D2 side.
The 31-year-old versatile loose forward led out the USON Nevers side on his special milestone and it ended up being a memorable one after the French side registered a crucial 39-13 win against Agen in front of their fans at the Stade du Pre Fleuri .
The Sables star was yet again in good form as he helped USON Nevers to a crucial victory to continue their resurgence after a slow start to the 2022-2023 campaign.
Fraser, who can play at blindside, open side and at number eight has established himself as one of USON Nevers’ finest imports in recent years, having consistently delivered for the club since his arrival in 2017.
The Durban-born Zimbabwean star came through the youth ranks at the Sharks and Golden Lions in South Africa before featuring for Currie Cup teams Boland Cavaliers, Pumas and Griquas between 2014 and 2017.
Fraser is one of three Zimbabwean players on the USON Nevers roster, alongside tight head props Cleopas Kundiona and Farai Mudariki.
Twenty-four-year-old Kundiona, who has been enjoying an impressive start to his career at the French second tier club, was in the starting line-up on Friday while Mudariki is still recovering from a long term injury.
Fraser made his Sables debut in a high profile international friendly against the Netherlands at the National Rugby Centre Amsterdam in the Dutch capital in June.
Zimbabwe won the match 30-7 to register their maiden victory against a European side.
He went on to feature in all three matches for Zimbabwe at the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup in France, which doubled as the qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Fraser was one of Zimbabwe’s top performers during the qualifiers in July but his efforts were in vain as the Sables missed out on World Cup qualification after losing to the eventual winners Namibia in the semifinals. — zimsportlive.co.zw