Albé de Swardt
| Full name | Albertus Jacobus de Swardt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Outeniqua High, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Maties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Hooker | ||
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| Youth Career | |||
| 2006–2008 | SWD Eagles | ||
| 2009–2011 | Western Province | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2013 | NMMU Madibaz | 7 | (0) |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011 | Western Province | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | L'Aquila Rugby | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 24 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Total | 33 | (0) |
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Correct as of 10 October 2014
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008 | Under-18 Elite squad | () | |
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Correct as of 2 April 2013
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Albertus Jacobus de Swardt (born 10 August 1990 in George, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, whose regular playing position was hooker. He started his career with Western Province in 2011 and, after a short spell in Italy with L'Aquila in 2012, returned to South Africa to play for the Eastern Province Kings between 2013 and 2015.
He retired at the start of 2016, aged 25.
He played for the SWD Eagles at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2006 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2008 before joining Western Province. He played for them in the Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship between 2009 and 2011 and made his first class debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup game against the Falcons. During this time, he also played for Maties in the 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.
He then moved to Italian National Championship of Excellence team L'Aquila for a short spell in 2012.
He returned to South Africa in 2013 to join Eastern Province Kings on a two-year deal. He made his debut for the Eastern Province Kings – as well as his Currie Cup debut – in the 37–21 victory over the Griffons on 6 July 2013 in Welkom.
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