South African Fly-half Davy Coetzer played in Major League Rugby between 2022-2025. He represented the Houston SaberCats.

a 22yo Coetzer joined the SaberCats from the University of Pretoria in December 2021 ahead of the 2022 MLR season. He earned 15 caps (all starts) for Houston in his debut season, filling the considerable gap left by Sam Windsor who moved to Rugby New York (later the Rugby New York Ironworkers). Coetzer scored 79pts in his first season in North America, placing him T-7th in the league in a season where Houston earned their first ever playoff appearance, actually finishing in the #1 spot in the Western Conference following the disqualification of the LA Giltinis and Austin Gilgronis. The SaberCats fell to the Seattle Seawolves in the 2022 Western Conference Final by a score of 27-46.

He followed up a 79pt season with a fantastic 135pt season in 2023, finishing 2nd in the league behind New England’s Jayson Potroz The SaberCats returned to the playoffs in 2023 but were unable to make it past the Western Eliminator, falling to the Seawolves once more by a score of 37-26. As of the conclusion of the 2024 season, Coetzer had scored 291pts in MLR, placing him 8th All-Time for scoring, the same position he finished in 2024 scoring, tied with Chicago’s Adriaan Carelse on 77pts that year, as the SaberCats suffered an upset defeat to their Texas rivals the Dallas Jackals in the Western Conference semifinals following a brilliant 14-2 regular season. Coetzer was named to the All-MLR Honorable Mention XV for his play in 2024.

On September 9, 2023, Wasserman, the agency representing Coetzer, announced that he had extended his contract with the SaberCats into 2024. On April 24th, 2024, Wasserman announced that Coetzer had committed to the SaberCats long term, signing a contract with the club through the 2027 MLR season and on 4th November 2024, the Houston SaberCats announced Coetzer’s return for 2025.

Achievements:

• 2024 All-MLR Honorable Mention XV
• T-8th in MLR Scoring: 2024 (77pts)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 18
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 15
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 5
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 2
• 2023 All-MLR Second XV
• 2nd in MLR Scoring: 2023 (135pts)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Rd 6
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 15
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 8