Izak Stephanus de Villiers 'Balie' Swart (born 18 May 1964), is a former South African rugby union player. He played as a prop, with the ability to prop on either side of the hooker.[1]
| Birth name | Izak Stephanus de Villiers Swart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Swart is a product of Paarl Gimnasium and represented and captained the Western Province Schools team at the 1983 Craven Week tournament. He also was selected for the South African Schools team in 1983, once again the captain. After school he played for the University of Stellenbosch before making his provincial debut for Western Province in 1987.[2]
During 1992, he joined Transvaal, now the Golden Lions and until 1999, playing over a hundred games for the union. He was part of the 1993 side that won the Super 10, Lion Cup and Currie Cup in one season.
He had 16 caps for South Africa, from 1993 to 1996, never scoring. He was a member of the winning team at the 1995 World Cup finals, where he played in four games, including as tighthead prop in the 15–12 final win against the All Blacks. He also played in the first edition of the Tri Nations competition, in 1996. Swart also played in fifteen tour matches for the Springboks.[3][4]
Test history edit
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  Australia | 19–12 | Tighthead prop | 31 July 1993 | Sydney Football Stadium (SFG), Sydney | |
| 2. | Australia | 20–28 | Loosehead prop | 14 August 1993 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | |
| 3. | Australia | 12–19 | Loosehead prop | 21 August 1993 | Sydney Football Stadium (SFG), Sydney | |
| 4. |  Argentina | 29–26 | Tighthead prop | 6 November 1993 | Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires | |
| 5. |  England | 15–32 | Loosehead prop | 4 June 1994 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 6. | England | 27–9 | Loosehead prop | 11 June 1994 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 7. |  New Zealand | 14–22 | Loosehead prop | 9 July 1994 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | |
| 8. | New Zealand | 18–18 | Loosehead prop | 6 August 1994 | Eden Park, Auckland | |
| 9. | Argentina | 46–26 | Replacement | 15 October 1994 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 10. |  Samoa | 60–8 | Tighthead prop | 13 April 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 11. | Australia | 27–18 | Tighthead prop | 25 May 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 12. | Samoa | 42–14 | Tighthead prop | 10 June 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 13. |  France | 19–15 | Tighthead prop | 17 June 1995 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 14. | New Zealand | 15–12 | Tighthead prop | 24 June 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 15. |  Wales | 40–11 | Loosehead prop | 2 September 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 16. | Australia | 25–19 | Tighthead prop | 3 August 1996 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Coaching career edit
After ending his player career, in 1999, he became a coach and started with the Golden Lions. In 2000 he moved to New Zealand, coaching at Nelson Bays and at the Highlanders.[5] On his return to South Africa he was assistant coach at the Sharks and Springbok scrum coach during the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In 2011 he started working for SA Rugby, assisting coaches and referees with scrum laws and later became involved with SANZAR, working with the referees.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Izak Stephanus de Villiers Swart". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1988). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1988. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 163. ISBN 0620117222.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 508.
- ^ Van der Merwe, Floris (2007). Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. p. 150. ISBN 9781920109790. OCLC 190836768.
- ^ "Swart named new NPC coach". News24. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Where are 1995 Boks now? - SA Rugbymag". www.sarugbymag.co.za. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links edit
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