Albé de Swardt

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Albé de Swardt
Full nameAlbertus Jacobus de Swardt
Date of birth (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth George, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
School Outeniqua High, George
University Maties
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Youth career
2006–2008 SWD Eagles
2009–2011 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 NMMU Madibaz 7 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Western Province 1 (0)
2012 L'Aquila Rugby 8 (0)
2013–2015 Eastern Province Kings 24 (0)
2011–2015Total33(0)
Correct as of 10 October 2014
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Under-18 Elite squad
Correct as of 2 April 2013

Albertus Jacobus de Swardt (born 10 August 1990 in George, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, whose regular playing position was hooker. He started his career with Western Province in 2011 and, after a short spell in Italy with L'Aquila in 2012, returned to South Africa to play for the Eastern Province Kings between 2013 and 2015. [1]

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He retired at the start of 2016, aged 25. [2]

Rugby career

He played for the SWD Eagles at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2006 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2008 before joining Western Province. He played for them in the Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship between 2009 and 2011 and made his first class debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup game against the Falcons. [3] During this time, he also played for Maties in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.

He then moved to Italian National Championship of Excellence team L'Aquila for a short spell in 2012. [4]

He returned to South Africa in 2013 to join Eastern Province Kings on a two-year deal. [5] He made his debut for the Eastern Province Kings – as well as his Currie Cup debut – in the 37–21 victory over the Griffons on 6 July 2013 in Welkom. [6]

He also played for the NMMU Madibaz team that reached the semi-finals of the Varsity Cup.

In 2014, he was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a late substitute, played the last eight minutes as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat. [7]

A hamstring injury sustained in 2011 caused De Swart several hip and groin issues in later years and he retired at the start of 2016 on medical advice. [2]

Statistics

As of 13 January 2016.
First class career
SeasonTeamsCurrie Cup PremierCurrie Cup FirstVodacom CupChampionship of ExcellenceOtherTotal
AppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPts
2011 Western Province ————10————10
2012 L'Aquila Rugby ——————80——80
2013 Eastern Province Kings ——110——————110
2014Eastern Province Kings50——70——10130
2015Eastern Province Kings——————————00
2011Western Province Total————10————10
2012L'Aquila Total——————80——80
2013–2015Eastern Province Kings Total5011070——10240
2011–2015Career Total50110808010330

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Albé de Swardt". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "De Swardt (25) pak sy rugbystewels weg". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 14–86 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Union Sports Group Albé de Swardt profile". Union Sports Group. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kings can't wait for showdown". PE Herald. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 21–37 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 12–34 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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