Dries Swanepoel Explained

Dries Swanepoel
Fullname:Andries Ebenaezer Swanepoel
Birth Date:1993 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Delareyville, South Africa
Weight:970NaN0
School:Grey College, Bloemfontein
University:University of Pretoria
Position:Centre
Currentclub: /
Youthyears1:2005–2006
Youthyears2:2009–2011
Youthyears3:2012–2013
Years1:2013–2018
Apps1:30
Points1:55
Years2:2016–2018
Apps2:11
Points2:10
Years3:2016–2018
Apps3:8
Points3:10
Years4:2018–2021
Apps4:14
Points4:10
Years5:2019–2021
Apps5:11
Points5:5
Years6:2021-2023
Clubs6:AS Béziers
Apps6:16
Points6:7
Years7:2023-
Clubs7:AS Bédarrides
Amatyears1:2014–2016
Amatapps1:11
Amatpoints1:40
Repyears1:2011
Repteam1:South Africa Schools
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2013
Repteam2:South Africa Under-20
Repcaps2:4
Reppoints2:5
Clubupdate:18 October 2023
Repupdate:29 April 2014

Andries Ebenaezer Swanepoel (born 19 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player for AS Bédarrides in the French amateur Nationale 2. His regular position is centre.

Career

Youth

Swanepoel played for the 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[1] He represented the 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.[2]

In 2012, he moved to Pretoria to join the . 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. After making substitute appearances against the United States and England, he started the final pool match against France – scoring a first-minute try to help them top their pool – and the semi-final loss to Wales.

He returned to domestic action at the end of the year, scoring five tries in fourteen appearances for the 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 .

He played for university side 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 in Kimberley 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.

Cheetahs

In July 2018, Swanepoel returned to the prior to the 2018–19 Pro14, signing a two-year deal with the Bloemfontein-based side.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serfontein and Swanepoel: SA's next great centre pairing? . Arena Sport . 15 March 2013 . 29 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601104641/http://www.arenasport.co.za/2013/03/15/serfontein-and-swanepoel-sas-next-great-centre-pairing/ . 1 June 2013 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced . Rugby15 . 16 July 2011 . 29 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303080129/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2011/07/sa-schools-and-sa-academy-teams-announced/ . 3 March 2014 . live .
  3. Dries Swanepoel joins Toyota Cheetahs . Cheetahs . 16 July 2018 . 16 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180716105132/http://fscheetahs.co.za/News.aspx?newsid=5612 . 16 July 2018 . live . dmy-all.