David Maidza

David Maidza

Personal information
Full name	David Farai Maidza
Born	(1971-04-10) 10 April 1971 Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended	St. John's College (Harare)
Club information
Current club	Eastern Province Kings
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
1996–2001	Border Bulldogs		()
1999	Sharks		()
Representative team(s)
1993–94	Zimbabwe	5	(5)
Teams coached
2002–03	Border Bulldogs (technical adviser)
2003–07	Cheetahs (assistant)
2008–09	Border Bulldogs
2010–12	Eastern Province Kings (assistant)
2013	Eastern Province Kings
2014–	NMMU Madibaz
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 6 November 2013. † Appearances (Points).

David Maidza (born 10 April 1971 in Chipinge) is a former Zimbabwean rugby union player and currently the head coach of the NMMU Madibaz Varsity Cup team. His usual playing position was centre or winger.

Career

Playing career

He started his playing career in his native Zimbabwe, where he played for the national Under-21 and Under-23 teams. In 1993, he earned a call-up to the national team, where he made his debut against an Arabian Gulf team in a qualifier for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He made a total of 5 appearances in 1993 and 1994.

In 1996, he moved to South African Currie Cup team Border Bulldogs, where he remained until 2004. He was also included in the Sharks squad for the 1999 Super 12 season.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended in 2001, he became a technical adviser to the Border Bulldogs. He was also an assistant coach at the Cheetahs from 2003 to 2007 before he returned to the Bulldogs as their head coach in 2008 and 2009.

He joined the Eastern Province Kings as an assistant backline coach in 2010 and became the head coach of their Vodacom Cup side for the 2013 Vodacom Cup season.

Maidza was appointed head coach of the NMMU Madibaz on a three-year deal from 2014.