Darcy Swain
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| Born | Darcy Taimua Swain 5 July 1997 Babinda, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darcy Taimua Swain (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Western Force in the Super Rugby.[1] His position of choice is lock.
In September 2022, Swain was suspended for six weeks following a citing for a ruck incident in the Bledisloe Cup match against New Zealand that resulted in Quinn Tupaea sustaining a serious knee injury.[2]
Early life
[edit]Born in the north Queensland town of Babinda, Swain grew up in nearby Cairns until he was 15,[3] when he was scouted by Brisbane Boys' College and offered a scholarship to finish his schooling there. During his final year of school,[3] the Tuggeranong Vikings along with the Brumbies offered Swain a move to Canberra to play for the Brumbies U20s team, and ultimately the National Rugby Championship team Canberra Vikings.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Swain was included in the Brumbies' squad for a friendly in Singapore.[4] He made his Super Rugby debut in 2018 against the Jaguares.[5] He continued to play mostly off the bench in 2018 and 2019 before starting 13 games at lock in the 2020 Super Rugby AU season.[6]
In July 2020, Swain made his Wallabies debut, coming off the bench against France and earned another 9 caps that year against New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Argentina. He added a further 6 caps in 2021.[6]
In May 2024, it was announced by the Western Force that Swain had signed a two year contract to play with them during the 2025 and 2026 seasons.[7]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "ACT Brumbies sign young guns Mack Hanses and Darcy Swain to bolster Super Rugby squad". The Canberra Times. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ AAP (22 September 2022). "Wallaby Darcy Swain banned for six weeks for ruck incident against New Zealand". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Leaving everything that he knows, Brumbies Darcy Swain finds his family away from home". RiotACT!. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "New faces in Brumbies' Singapore squad". 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Brumbies lock Darcy Swain proves the doubters wrong with Super debut". 26 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Darcy SWAIN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ Somerford, Ben (5 May 2024). "Force sign Wallabies lock Swain for next two seasons". westernforce.rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ Wasiliev, Nick (20 July 2025). "Tupou, Beale headline First Nations & Pasifika XV team to take on Lions". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Darcy Swain at Wallabies
- Darcy Swain at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Darcy Swain at ESPNscrum (archived)
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- Rugby union players from Brisbane
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- ACT Brumbies players
- People educated at Brisbane Boys' College
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