Birth name | Justin Stefan Swart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 July 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stellenbosch, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Stefan Swart (born 23 July 1972) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]
Swart received his schooling at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and was selected for the Western Province schools team that competed at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1990 and 1991. In 1991 he was selected for the South African schools team and after school he enrolled at Stellenbosch University for a degree in physical education. [2] Swart made his provincial debut for Western Province against Eastern Province in 1993 and represented the union 93 times and also equalled Carel du Plessis' record during the 1997 season, scoring 25 tries for the season. [3] Swart also played representative rugby for Sharks (Currie Cup) in the Currie Cup competition, the Sharks in Super Rugby, as well as for the New Zealand side, Otago. [2] [4]
Swart made his test debut for the Springboks against the Fiji at Loftus Versfeld in 1996. At the end of 1997 he toured with the Springboks to Europe. In addition to the 10 Test matches he played, he also played three tour matches and scored 2 tries for the Springboks. [5]
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | Fiji | 43–18 | Wing | 2 Jul 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
2. | New Zealand | 11–15 | Replacement | 20 Jul 1996 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | |
3. | Australia | 25–19 | Wing | 3 Aug 1996 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
4. | New Zealand | 18–29 | Wing | 10 Aug 1996 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
5. | New Zealand | 19–23 | Wing | 17 Aug 1996 | Kings Park, Durban | |
6. | New Zealand | 26–33 | Wing | 24 Aug 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
7. | New Zealand | 32–22 | Wing | 31 Aug 1996 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
8. | British Lions | 35–16 | Replacement | 5 Jul 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
9. | Italy | 61–31 | Fullback | 1 | 8 Nov 1997 | Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna |
10. | Scotland | 68–10 | Replacement | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
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