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Birth name | Darcy Taimua Swain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Babinda, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darcy Taimua Swain (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby. [1] His position of choice is lock.
Debuting for the Australian National Rugby Team in 2021 in the series against France, he was brought to fame by a turnover in the late stages of the game, securing Australia's victory.
Born in the north Queensland town of Babinda, Swain grew up in nearby Cairns until he was 15, [2] when he was scouted by Brisbane Boys' College and offered a scholarship to finish his schooling there. During his final year of school, [2] the Tuggeranong Vikings along with the Brumbies offered Swain a move to Canberra to play for the Brumbies U20s team, and ultimately the National Rugby Championship team Canberra Vikings.
In 2017, Swain was included in the Brumbies' squad for a friendly in Singapore. [3] He made his Super Rugby debut in 2018 against the Jaguares. [4] He continued to play mostly off the bench in 2018 and 2019 before starting 13 games at lock in the 2020 Super Rugby AU. [5]
In July 2020 Swain made his Wallabies debut, coming off the bench against France and earned another 9 caps that year against New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Argentina. He added a further 6 caps in 2021. [5]