Albé de Swardt

Date of Birth
10 August 1990
Birth Place
George
Age
23
Position
Hooker
Height
1.87m
Weight
100kg

Bio

Albé de Swardt 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 Western Province in the Under-19 and Under-21 Currie Cup, 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.

Albé 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.

He also played for the NMMU Madibaz team that reached the semi-finals of the Varsity Cup.

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