Personal information | |||
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Full name | Timothy Gregory Swiel | ||
Born |
Taunton, England |
4 June 1993 ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Bishop's College, Dulwich College | ||
University | University of South Africa | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Fly-half / Full-back | ||
Current club | Harlequins | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Western Province | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2013 | Western Province | 9 | (19) |
2014–present | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 8 | (53) |
2014–present | Sharks | 6 | (38) |
2014–2015 | → Harlequins | 10 | (75) |
2015–present | Harlequins | 28 | (149) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2011 | South Africa Schools | () | |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 5 March 2017. |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 5 March 2017.
† Appearances (Points).
Timothy Gregory Swiel (born 4 June 1993 in Taunton) is an English-born South African rugby union player, currently playing for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. His regular position is fly-half.
He attended Diocesan College, aka Bishops, in Cape Town and played in their first side in 2010 and 2011. As part of an exchange programme, Swiel also played for English school side Dulwich College during the 2010–2011 season.
He represented Western Province at Under-16 level at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2010 Academy Week and 2011 Craven Week tournaments, leading to his inclusion in the South Africa Schools side in 2011.
He also played for the Western Province U21 team in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship – scoring 81 points to finish joint seventh in the scoring charts – and 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions.
His senior debut came during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute in Western Province 17–17 draw against Boland Cavaliers in Ceres. Seven more appearances followed in that competition.
He was then included in the Western Province's Currie Cup squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division competition and made his Currie Cup debut against the Golden Lions, which also ended in a draw, the final score being 31–31.