Brendon Snyman

Brendon Snyman
Personal information
Full name Brendon Michael Snyman
Born (1984-08-21) 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 London Welsh
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)
2014–15 Montauban 15 (0)
2015– London Welsh 13 (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).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Brendon Michael Snyman (born 21 August 1984) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with English Championship side London Welsh.[1] His regular position is lock.

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. "SARU Player Profile Brendon Snyman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "London Welsh announce signings of Brendon Snyman and Thretton Palamo" (Press release). London Welsh. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. "Late changes to final SA President’s XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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