Darcy Swain
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.
 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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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
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
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]
Deliberately and illegally tackled the knee of a New Zealand player in 2022, breaking it with a 12month+ recovery time.
References
- "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.
- "Leaving everything that he knows, Brumbies Darcy Swain finds his family away from home". RiotACT!. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/06/14/04/27/brumbies-singapore-squad
- "Brumbies lock Darcy Swain proves the doubters wrong with Super debut". 26 April 2018.
- "Darcy SWAIN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 August 2023.