[5] In 2013, he was included in the Golden Lions' squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and he started two matches in the competition; he marked his first class debut against the Falcons by scoring a try in a 22–27 defeat[6] and then scored two tries and kicked three conversions in their next match, a 26–54 defeat to trans-Jukskei rivals the Blue Bulls.
[9] Davids started the 2014 season representing university side Wits in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition.
However, for the third year in a row, Davids tasted defeat at this stage of the season as they lost 19–23 to a Blue Bulls side that won the title a week later.
He scored a try in the match against the Pumas, as well as against the Leopards[19] and the Griffons[20] after Jaco van der Walt took over the kicking duties.
He started in their matches against the Griffons,[23] the Boland Cavaliers (which saw him score an early try in a 61–17 victory)[24] and the Border Bulldogs,[25] but could not help them overtake Griquas on the log as the latter qualified to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.