| Albé de Swardt | |
| Fullname: | Albertus Jacobus de Swardt |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1990 |
| Birth Place: | George, South Africa |
| Weight: | 1000NaN0 |
| School: | Outeniqua High, George |
| Position: | Hooker |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Years1: | 2011 |
| Apps1: | 1 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | L'Aquila Rugby |
| Apps2: | 8 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Apps3: | 24 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Totalyears: | 2011–2015 |
| Totalapps: | 33 |
| Totalpoints: | 0 |
| Amatyears1: | 2013 |
| Amatapps1: | 7 |
| Amatpoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2008 |
| Repteam1: | Under-18 Elite squad |
| Clubupdate: | 10 October 2014 |
| Repupdate: | 2 April 2013 |
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 in 2011 and, after a short spell in Italy with L'Aquila in 2012, returned to South Africa to play for the between 2013 and 2015.
He retired at the start of 2016, aged 25.[1]
He played for the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2006 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2008 before joining . 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 . During this time, he also played for 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.[2]
He returned to South Africa in 2013 to join on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut for the – as well as his Currie Cup debut – in the 37–21 victory over the on 6 July 2013 in Welkom.
He also played for the team that reached the semi-finals of the Varsity Cup.
In 2014, he was selected on the bench for the side to face 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.
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.[1]
| First class career | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | L'Aquila Rugby | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | — | — | 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 | |