Darcy Swain
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 Swain representing the Canberra Vikings during the National Rugby Championship, September 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Darcy Taimua Swain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darcy Taimua Swain (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby.[1] 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
[edit]Born in the north Queensland town of Babinda, Swain grew up in nearby Cairns until he was 15,[2] when he was scouted by Brisbane Boys' College and offered a scholarship to finish his schooling there. During his final year of school,[2] the Tuggeranong Vikings along with the Brumbies offered Swain a move to Canberra to play for the Brumbies U20s team, and ultimately the National Rugby Championship team Canberra Vikings.
Career
[edit]In 2017, Swain was included in the Brumbies' squad for a friendly in Singapore.[3] He made his Super Rugby debut in 2018 against the Jaguares.[4] He continued to play mostly off the bench in 2018 and 2019 before starting 13 games at lock in the 2020 Super Rugby AU.[5]
In July 2020 Swain made his Wallabies debut, coming off the bench against France and earned another 9 caps that year against New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Argentina. He added a further 6 caps in 2021.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "ACT Brumbies sign young guns Mack Hanses and Darcy Swain to bolster Super Rugby squad". The Canberra Times. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Leaving everything that he knows, Brumbies Darcy Swain finds his family away from home". RiotACT!. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "New faces in Brumbies' Singapore squad". 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Brumbies lock Darcy Swain proves the doubters wrong with Super debut". 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Darcy SWAIN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Darcy Swain at Wallabies
- Darcy Swain at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Darcy Swain at ESPNscrum
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