André Snyman

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André Snyman
Full nameAndries Hendrik Snyman
Date of birth (1974-02-02) 2 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birthNewcastle, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
SchoolDundee High School, Dundee
UniversityPretoria Technicon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Winger
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1999 Blue Bulls ()
1998–1999 Bulls 15 (5)
2000–2003 Sharks (Currie Cup) ()
2001–2003 Sharks 24 (30)
2004–2006 Leeds Tykes ()
2006–2007 Perpignan ()
Correct as of 8 July 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2006 South Africa (test) 38 (50)
1996–2006 South Africa (tour) 4 (5)
1997 South Africa Sevens
Correct as of 8 July 2015
Coaching career
Years Team
2011–present Glendale Raptors
2016 PRO Rugby (tech. adviser)

Andries Hendrik Snyman (born 2 February 1974) is a South African rugby union former player and current coach. His usual position was outside centre, but he had success on the wing at international level. Snyman earned 38 test caps for the South Africa national rugby union team, before retiring from playing in 2007.[1] Snyman has been coaching rugby in the United States since 2011.

Playing career[edit]

Snyman was born in Newcastle, South Africa. Snyman made his Springbok debut in 1996 against the All Blacks in Durban. He went on to play 38 times for the Springboks and played his final international test match against Scotland in June 2006. Snyman played for the Blue Bulls from 1995 to 1999 and then joined the Sharks from 2000 to 2003. Snyman joined English club Leeds Tykes for the 2003 season. During his time at Leeds he helped them win the 2004–05 Powergen Cup, in the final of which he scored a try.[2]

He later moved to France, signing with USA Perpignan for the 2006–07 season. However, Snyman returned to the Tykes on loan in December 2006 in order to help their National Division One campaign. He made his debut for the Tykes against Northampton, the same day England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He scored one of the Leeds tries in the famous Powergen Cup Final against Bath, intercepting a pass from 80 m. Snyman finally retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2007 season.

In 2012 and 2013, Snyman represented the United States of America at the Rugby World Classics Tournament in Bermuda.

Snyman represented the South African sevens team at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong where they lost to Fiji in the final, 24–21.[3]

Test history[edit]

No. Opposition Result
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Date Venue
1.  New Zealand 19–23 Centre 17 Aug 1996 Kings Park, Durban
2.  New Zealand 26–33 Centre 24 Aug 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.  Argentina 44–21 Replacement 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
4.  Wales 37–20 Replacement 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
5.  Tonga 74–10 Wing 3 10 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town
6.  British Lions 16–25 Wing 21 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town
7. British & Irish Lions British Lions 15–18 Wing 28 Jun 1997 Kings Park, Durban
8. British & Irish Lions British Lions 35–16 Wing 1 5 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.  New Zealand 32–35 Wing 19 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
10.  Australia 20–32 Wing 2 Aug 1997 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11.  New Zealand 35–55 Wing 9 Aug 1997 Eden Park, Auckland
12.  Australia 61–22 Wing 23 Aug 1997 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
13.  Italy 61–31 Centre 8 Nov 1997 Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna
14.  France 36–32 Centre 15 Nov 1997 Stade de Gerland, Lyon
15.  France 52–10 Centre 1 22 Nov 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris
16.  England 29–11 Centre 1 29 Nov 1997 Twickenham, London
17.  Scotland 68–10 Centre 1 6 Dec 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
18.  Ireland 37–13 Centre 13 Jun 1998 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19.  Ireland 33–0 Centre 20 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
20.  Wales 96–13 Centre 27 Jun 1998 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
21.  England 18–0 Centre 4 Jul 1998 Newlands, Cape Town
22.  Australia 14–13 Centre 18 Jul 1998 Subiaco Oval, Perth
23.  New Zealand 13–3 Centre 25 Jul 1998 Athletic Park, Wellington
24.  New Zealand 24–23 Centre 15 Aug 1998 Kings Park, Durban
25.  Australia 29–15 Centre 22 Aug 1998 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
26.  Wales 28–20 Centre 14 Nov 1998 Wembley, London
27.  Scotland 35–10 Centre 1 21 Nov 1998 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
28.  Ireland 27–13 Centre 28 Nov 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
29.  England 7–13 Centre 5 Dec 1998 Twickenham, London
30.  New Zealand 18–34 Centre 1 7 Aug 1999 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
31.  New Zealand 15–26 Centre 25 Aug 2001 Eden Park, Auckland
32.  France 10–20 Centre 10 Nov 2001 Stade de France, Paris
33.  United States 43–20 Centre 1 Dec 2001 Robertson Stadium, Houston
34.  Wales 34–19 Centre 8 Jun 2002 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
35.  Scotland 29–25 Centre 7 Jun 2003 Kings Park, Durban
36.  New Zealand 16–52 Centre 19 Jul 2003 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
37.  Scotland 36–16 Wing 1 10 Jun 2006 Kings Park, Durban
38.  Scotland 29–15 Centre 17 Jun 2006 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Coaching career[edit]

Snyman moved to the United States in 2011 and helped coach the Glendale Raptors, 2011's D1 club champions. In 2012, Snyman assumed the role of head coach. In 2014, Snyman led Glendale to an 11–1 regular-season record and into the finals of the Pacific Rugby Premiership, where they lost to San Francisco Golden Gate. In 2015, Snyman and the Glendale Raptors won the Pacific Rugby Premiership Championship, beating San Francisco Golden Gate, 25–11, after going 9–3 in regular season. Snyman was named Coach of the Pacific Rugby Premiership by This Is American Rugby for the second year running in 2015.[citation needed] In 2016, Snyman and the Glendale Raptors won the Pacific Rugby Premiership, once again beating San Francisco Golden Gate, 44–20, making them back to back Pacific Rugby Premiership Champions.

Snyman was also used as a defensive specialist for the USA Sevens team under head coach Matt Hawkins.[4]

Snyman formally coached Hill House School where he was the head of rugby and was accompanied by Chris Rose.[5]

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andre Snyman". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Bath 12-20 Leeds". BBC. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "1997: Serevi keeps his promise | www.rwcsevens.com". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Former Springbok becomes US citizen". Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Springboks' Andre Snyman is imparting knowledge to build girls' game in South Yorkshire". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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