Career
He plays as a Lock. In the same year De Chaves moved to Stade Montois in France, newly promoted into the Top14. De Chaves again moved team in 2013, this time to Aviva Premiership club Leicester Tigers. De Chaves is qualified to play for South Africa, Portugal and England.
However, as of 2014, De Chaves has only represented the South African Under-20s Team, playing for them in the 2010 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship and finishing in third place.