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Entienne Swanepoel
Full nameJacobus Christoffel Entienne Swanepoel
Date of birth (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthSasolburg, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight124 kg (19 st 7 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Tygerberg, Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Current team Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Youth career
2011–2014 Template:Rut Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Template:Rut Western Province 8 (0)
2015 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 1 (0)
2016–present Template:Rut Blue Bulls 13 (0)
Correct as of 25 October 2016

Jacobus Christoffel Entienne Swanepoel (born (1993-03-09)9 March 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Blue Bulls.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.

Rugby career

Western Province

Swanepoel was born in Sasolburg, but grew up in Cape Town. He was selected to represent Template:Rut Western Province at the premier high schools rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Kimberley in 2011.[2]

After high school, he joined the Western Province Academy and made seven appearances for their Under-19 team in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship. However, he missed out on the title play-offs, which saw his side crowned champions by beating the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 team 22–18 in Durban.[3]

He made nine appearances for their Under-21 team that finished top of the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship to qualify for the semi-finals.[4] This time, Swanepoel did play in the play-off matches, starting their 44–41 victory over the Golden Lions in the semi-final[5] and their 30–23 victory over the Blue Bulls in the final.[6]

At the start of the following year, Swanepoel was included in the Template:Rut Western Province squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup.[7] He made his first class debut in their opening match of the competition against near-neighbours Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in a 16–8 victory.[8] He made a further four starts during the regular season, helping Western Province to finish in fourth position in the Southern Section.[9] He also started in their quarter final match, where a 13–8 defeat to the Template:Rut Pumas ended their interest in the competition.[10] He started in Western Province U21's opening match of the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship,[11] but suffered a knee injury that ruled him out of the remainder of 2014.[12]

He returned to action for Western Province during the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition, making two appearances; he started their 34–6 victory over the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs[13] and came on as a replacement in their 47–22 win over a Template:Rut Leopards XV.[14]

He was named in their senior squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division,[15] but failed to make any appearances. He was loaned to the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers, where he made his Currie Cup debut by coming on as a replacement in their 17–61 defeat to the Template:Rut Leopards in Potchefstroom, his only appearance in the competition.[16]

Blue Bulls

In August 2015, the Template:Rut Blue Bulls announced that they secured Swanepoel's services until October 2017.[17] He made his debut for them in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series by starting in their 16–30 defeat to his former side, Western Province,[18] making a total of ten appearances in the competition. He was then named in their squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division.[19]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Entienne Swanepoel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – WP : 2011 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22–18 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 44–41 MTN Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30–23 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Western Province : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16–8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 13–8 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 20–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Du Preez back for WP Under-21s" (Press release). Western Province. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 34–6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 47–22 Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Western Province : 2015 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 61–17 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Established Springboks to continue careers with Blue Bulls" (Press release). Blue Bulls. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30–16 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Vodacom Blue Bulls : 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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