Dries Swanepoel
Full name | Andries Ebenaezer Swanepoel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Delareyville, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andries Ebenaezer Swanepoel (born 19 February 1993) is a South African rugby union professional player for the Cheetahs in the Pro14 and the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is centre.
Career[]
Youth[]
Swanepoel played for the Leopards at primary school level, representing them at the 2005 and 2006 Under-13 Craven Week competitions. He then went to Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he played schoolboy rugby next to future Springbok Jan Serfontein[2] He represented the Free State Cheetahs at Under-16 level at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2011 Craven Week. This led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side in 2011, where he also acted as vice-captain.[3]
In 2012, he moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls. He made four starts for them in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring three tries. In 2013, he earned a call-up to the South Africa Under-20 side that played in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[4] After making substitute appearances against the United States[5] and England,[6] he started the final pool match against France[7] – scoring a first-minute try to help them top their pool – and the semi-final loss to Wales.[8]
He returned to domestic action at the end of the year, scoring five tries in fourteen appearances for the Blue Bulls U21 side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored a try in the final, but it wasn't enough to help the Blue Bulls secure the title, losing 30–23 to Western Province U21.[9]
He played for university side UP Tuks during the 2014 Varsity Cup, scoring six tries in six starts.
Blue Bulls[]
Swanepoel's first class debut came in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He started in their match against Griquas in Kimberley[10] It took him just eleven minutes to score his first senior try, setting Blue Bulls on their way to a 40–32 win. He made a further five appearances in the competition, scoring a total of six tries, the joint seventh-highest in the competition.[11]
Cheetahs[]
In July 2018, Swanepoel returned to the Cheetahs prior to the 2018–19 Pro14, signing a two-year deal with the Bloemfontein-based side.[12]
References[]
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dries Swanepoel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Serfontein and Swanepoel: SA's next great centre pairing?". Arena Sport. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced". Rugby15. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 97-0 USA". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 31-24 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France 19-26 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17-18 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30-23 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 32-40 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Dries Swanepoel joins Toyota Cheetahs" (Press release). Cheetahs. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Tswaing Local Municipality
- South African rugby union players
- Blue Bulls players
- Rugby union centres
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- AS Béziers Hérault players