| Full name | Andries Ebenaezer Swanepoel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (age 32) Delareyville, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft1⁄2 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 Africanrugby union player forAS Bédarrides in the French amateurNationale 2. His regular position is centre.
Swanepoel played for theLeopards at primary school level, representing them at the 2005 and 2006 Under-13 Craven Week competitions. He then went toGrey College inBloemfontein, where he played schoolboy rugby next to futureSpringbokJan Serfontein[1] He represented theFree State Cheetahs at Under-16 level at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2011Craven 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 toPretoria to join theBlue Bulls. He made four starts for them in the2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring three tries. In 2013, he earned a call-up to theSouth Africa Under-20 side that played in the2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[3] After making substitute appearances against theUnited States[4] andEngland,[5] he started the final pool match againstFrance[6] – scoring a first-minute try to help them top their pool – and the semi-final loss toWales.[7]
He returned to domestic action at the end of the year, scoring five tries in fourteen appearances for theBlue Bulls U21 side in the2013 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 toWestern Province U21.[8]
He played for university sideUP Tuks during the2014 Varsity Cup, scoring six tries in six starts.
Swanepoel's first class debut came in the2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He started in their match againstGriquas inKimberley[9] 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.[10]
In July 2018, Swanepoel returned to theCheetahs prior to the2018–19 Pro14, signing a two-year deal with theBloemfontein-based side.[11]