Darcy Swain

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Darcy Swain

Swain in 2018
Date of birth	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth	Babinda, Queensland, Australia
Height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)
School	Brisbane Boys' College, Brisbane
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016– Canberra Vikings 9 (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2018– Brumbies 34 (0) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Australia U20[1] 2021–pres. Australia 4 Correct as of 7 August 2021

Darcy Swain (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby.^[2] His position of choice is lock.

Debuting for the Australian National Rugby Team in 2021 in the series against France, he was brought to fame by a turnover in the late stages of the game, securing Australia's victory.

Early life[]

Born in the north Queensland town of Babinda, Swain grew up in nearby Cairns until he was 15,^[1] when he was scouted by Brisbane Boys' College and offered a scholarship to finish his schooling there. During his final year of school,^[1] the Brumbies offered Swain a move to Canberra to play for the Brumbies U20s team, and ultimately the National Rugby Championship team Canberra Vikings.

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