Justin Stefan Swart (born 23 July 1972) is a former South African

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player.

Playing career

Swart received his schooling at

Paul Roos Gymnasium Paul Roos Gymnasium is a leading public dual medium (Afrikaans & English) high school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which opened on 1 March 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. Described as South A ...

in Stellenbosch and was selected for the schools team that competed at the annual

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tournament in 1990 and 1991. In 1991 he was selected for the South African schools team and after school he enrolled at

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for a degree in physical education. Swart made his provincial debut for against in 1993 and represented the union 93 times and also equalled

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' record during the 1997 season, scoring 25 tries for the season. Swart also played representative rugby for in the

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competition, the in

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, as well as for the New Zealand side, . Swart made his

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debut for the

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against the at

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in 1996. At the end of 1997 he toured with the Springboks to Europe. In addition to the 10 Test matches he played, he also played three tour matches and scored 2 tries for the Springboks.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swart, Justin 1972 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Stormers players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players Alumni of Paul Roos Gymnasium Stellenbosch University alumni Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings Rugby union players from the Western Cape Otago rugby union players South African expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand

Playing career

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