Brendon Snyman

Brendon Michael Snyman (born 21 August 1984) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the SWD Eagles.[1] His regular position is lock.

Brendon Snyman

Full name	Brendon Michael Snyman
Date of birth	21 August 1984
Place of birth	Pietersburg, South Africa
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
School	Pietersburg High School / Auckland Grammar School
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Youth career 2003–2004 Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 SWD Eagles 16 (5) 2006–2009 Griquas 67 (45) 2009–2010 Eastern Province Kings 10 (0) 2010 EP Invitational XV 1 (0) 2011–2013 Leopards 46 (25) 2013–2014 Leopards XV 14 (0) 2014–2015 Montauban 18 (0) 2015–2016 London Welsh 12 (5) 2017 SWD Eagles 12 (0) Correct as of 29 May 2018 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 South Africa President's XV 4 (0) Correct as of 17 June 2013

Career

Early career

He represented the Blue Bulls in the 2003 and 2004 Under–20 competitions.

SWD Eagles

In 2005, he moved to George to play for the SWD Eagles, making sixteen appearances in his debut season.

Griquas

He joined Griquas in 2006, where he spent the next four seasons and racking up 67 appearances in his time in Kimberley in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions.

Eastern Province Kings

During the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, he played one game on loan at the Mighty Elephants and joined them on a permanent basis in 2010 (when they changed their name to the Eastern Province Kings), where he made four Vodacom Cup appearances, five Currie Cup appearances (two starts) and one appearance in the pre-season compulsory friendlies.

Leopards

He then joined Potchefstroom-based side the Leopards, where he quickly became an established first team player over the next few seasons.

Montauban

He moved to France to join Montauban for the 2014–15 Pro D2 season.

London Welsh

After one season in France, Snyman moved to England to join RFU Championship side London Welsh.[2]

Representative rugby

He was included in the South Africa President's XV squad for the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[3] and later confirmed as captain of the team.[4] They won the tournament after winning all three their matches.[5]

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Brendon Snyman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "London Welsh announce signings of Brendon Snyman and Thretton Palamo" (Press release). London Welsh. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
3. "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
4. "Late changes to final SA President's XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
5. "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.