Damian Willemse
Fullback · South Africa · 2018–2026. What the record holds, and none of it reaches the model.
Appearances
52
36 as a starter
Minutes
2,854
55 a match
Tries (at least)
8
Points (at least)
76
Kicks at goal
13/21
62% landed
Conversions
9
Penalties
4
Drop goals
2
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
Caps
50
as Wikipedia records
Span
2018–2026
Scoring is a floor. World Rugby's timeline credits some tries to nobody, so a match where the players' points do not add up to the score may be missing this player's. 32 of 52 of his matches add up; appearances and minutes are unaffected. Never used by the model.
With him in the squad
+4.0
over 38 matches
Without him
+9.4
over 33 matches
Difference
-5.5
Points of margin above what the side's rating expected, so opposition and venue are already removed, over the years between his first and last cap. A gap this size comes up by chance often enough, across the players tested, that it is not evidence about him. The method.
| Date | Opponent | Jersey | Minutes | Tries | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | v New Zealand (33-26) | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-22 | v New Zealand (16-33) | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-18 | v Wales (43-0)* | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-11 | v Scotland (42-28)* | 12 | 80 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-07-04 | v England (45-21) | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-29 | away to Wales (0-73) | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-22 | away to Ireland (13-24)* | 15 | 80 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025-11-15 | away to Italy (14-32) | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-08 | away to France (17-32) | 15 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-04 | away to Argentina (27-29) | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-27 | v Argentina (67-30)* | 15 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | away to New Zealand (10-43) | 12 | 80 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025-08-16 | v Australia (22-38)* | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-07-19 | v Georgia (55-10) | 23 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025-07-05 | v Italy (42-24) | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
* the players' points in that match do not add up to the recorded score, so a scorer is uncredited and this row may be short.