Tiaan Swanepoel

Tiaan Swanepoel
Full nameTiaan Henk Swanepoel
Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 27)
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

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.

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.