Darcy Swain

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Darcy Swain

Swain representing the Canberra Vikings during the National Rugby Championship, September 2018
Birth name	Darcy Taimua Swain
Date of birth	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)
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
Position(s) Lock Current team Brumbies Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2019 Canberra Vikings 23 (10) 2018–2024 Brumbies 78 (10) Correct as of 14 June 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Australia 17 (0) Correct as of 16 July 2022

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]

• Darcy Swain at Wallabies
• Darcy Swain at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Darcy Swain at ESPNscrum

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