Brendon Snyman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendon Michael Snyman | ||
| Born | 21 August 1984 Pietersburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Pietersburg High School / Auckland Grammar School | ||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Montauban | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–04 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2005 | SWD Eagles | 16 | (5) |
| 2006–09 | Griquas | 67 | (45) |
| 2009–10 | Eastern Province Kings | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–14 | Leopards | 60 | (25) |
| 2014– | Montauban | 15 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 17 February 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Brendon Michael Snyman (born 21 August 1984) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Pro D2 side Montauban.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
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.
Representative rugby
He was included in the South Africa President's XV squad for the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[2] and later confirmed as captain of the team.[3] They won the tournament after winning all three their matches.[4]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Brendon Snyman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Late changes to final SA President’s XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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