Tiaan Swanepoel

Tiaan Henk Swanepoel (born 4 June 1996) is a Namibian rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby .[2] His regular position is fly-half or fullback.

Tiaan Swanepoel
Full nameTiaan Henk Swanepoel
Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996
Place of birthWindhoek, Namibia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
SchoolStellenberg High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Current team Lions / Golden Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Western Province 1 (2)
2019 West Harbour 16 (174)
2020–2023 Lions 16 (17)
2020–2023 Golden Lions 18 (146)
Correct as of 13 June 2023

He made his Super Rugby debut for the Lions in their round 1 match against the Jaguares in February 2020, starting the match at fullback.[3] He signed for the Lions Super Rugby side for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Tiaan Swanepoel". itsrugby. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Tiaan Swanepoel". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Match Centre - Sanzar Jaguares vs. Lions". SANZAAR. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. @LionsRugbyCo (28 October 2019). "New season, new recruits.🦁 Welcome to the Pride, Francke Horn, Andre Warner, Roelof Smit, Tiaan Swanepoel, James Mollentze & Dan Kriel! #LionsPride" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 October 2019 via Twitter.
  5. "Lions Rugby Vodacom Super Rugby squad". Lions. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. "Long season head for Lions after Jaguares dish out rugby lesson". Sport24. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.


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