Albé de Swardt
| Full name | Albertus Jacobus de Swardt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Outeniqua High, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Maties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
He retired at the start of 2016, aged 25.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 13 January 2016.
| First class career | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Teams | Currie Cup Premier | Currie Cup First | Vodacom Cup | Championship of Excellence | Other | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts | ||
| 2011 | Western Province | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | L'Aquila Rugby | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | Eastern Province Kings | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | Eastern Province Kings | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Western Province Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | L'Aquila Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–2015 | Eastern Province Kings Total | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011–2015 | Career Total | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Albé de Swardt". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b "De Swardt (25) pak sy rugbystewels weg". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 14–86 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Union Sports Group Albé de Swardt profile". Union Sports Group. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Kings can't wait for showdown". PE Herald. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 21–37 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 12–34 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.