SWD Eagles

Full name

South Western Districts Eagles

Union

South Western Districts Rugby Union

Emblem(s)

Eagle

Founded

1899

Region

Eastern part of Western Cape, South Africa

Ground(s)

Outeniqua Park (Capacity: 7,500)

Coach(es)

Deon Davids /
Abé Davids

Captain(s)

Davon Raubenheimer

League(s)

Currie Cup

2015 Currie Cup First Division

2nd
(Lost in final)

Team kit

2nd kit

Official website

www.swdeagles.co.za

Current season

The South Western Districts Eagles are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournament. They represent the Southern Cape (Garden Route & Klein Karoo regions) and play out of Outeniqua Park in George.

History

The South Western Districts Rugby Football Union was established in 1899. Initially, home matches were held in Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn and George, but in 1996, the SWDRFU made Outeniqua Park in George its home base.

They have never won the Currie Cup, but they did win the Bankfin Cup in 2002 and the Currie Cup First Division in 2007. They also reached the semi-finals of the Currie Cup in their centenary season in 1999 under Heyneke Meyer.

Sevens

The SWDRFU also hosted the South Africa Sevens leg of the IRB Sevens World Series for several seasons at Outeniqua Park. In 2012, they also launched the 7s Premier League tournament in 2012 held at the same venue.

Current squad

The following players were included in the SWD Eagles squad for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:^[1]

SWD Eagles Currie Cup squad
Props Layle Delo Juandré Digue Dean Hopp Gideon Muller Nemo Roelofse Pieter Stemmet Hookers Brianton Booysen Kurt Haupt Wayne Khan Mark Pretorius Locks Grant le Roux Schalk Oelofse Peet van der Walt	Loose Forwards Christo du Plessis Lyndon Hartnick Marco Kruger Andisa Ntsila Buran Parks Davon Raubenheimer Janneman Stander Scrum-halves Mzo Dyantyi Dillon Snell Johan Steyn Fly-halves Martin du Toit Tom Kean	Centres Wilneth Engelbrecht Hansie Graaff Kirsten Heyns Luzuko Vulindlu Wingers Riaan Arends Jacquin Jansen Lenes Nomdo Hentzwill Pedro Charles Radebe Clinton Wagman Fullbacks Leighton Eksteen Daniel Roberts

(c) denotes team captain.

References

↑ "2016 SWD Eagles Currie Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

Currie Cup

Teams

Seasons

Board Trophy:	1889

Amateur era:	1892 1894 1895 1897 1898 1899 1904 1906 1908 1911 1914 1920 1922 1925 1927 1929 1932 1934 1936 1939 1946 1947 1950 1952 1954 1956 1957–59 1964 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1989 Div A Div B Tphy A Tphy B 1990 Div A Div B Tphy 1991 CC Div A Div B Div C Div D 1992 CC Cen A Cen B Rur A/B Rur B 1993 1994 1995

Professional era:	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Top 8 Bf Cup Qual 2001 Top 8 Bf Cup Qual 2002 2003 2004 Prem 1st 2005 Prem 1st 2006 Prem 1st 2007 Prem 1st 2008 Prem 1st 2009 Prem 1st 2010 Prem 1st 2011 Prem 1st 2012 Prem 1st 2013 Prem 1st 2014 Prem 1st Qual 2015 Prem 1st Qual 2016 Prem 1st Qual

Vodacom Cup

Teams	Blue Bulls Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Kings Falcons Free State XV Golden Lions Griffons Griquas Leopards XV Limpopo Blue Bulls Pampas XV Pumas Sharks XV Simba XV SWD Eagles Welwitschias Western Province

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Rugby union in South Africa

Governing body

South African Rugby Union

National teams

Men's	Springboks Emerging Springboks 7's Amateurs U-21 U-20 U-19 Schoolboys

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	South Africa at the Rugby World Cup World Rugby Sevens Series South Africa Sevens World Rugby Under 20 Championship Super Rugby

Provincial	Currie Cup Vodacom Cup

Club	SARU Gold Cup Varsity Rugby

Youth rugby	Craven Week

SWD Eagles squad – 2016

Forwards	Brianton Booysen Layle Delo Juandré Digue Christo du Plessis Lyndon Hartnick Kurt Haupt Dean Hopp Wayne Khan Marco Kruger Grant le Roux Gideon Muller Andisa Ntsila Schalk Oelofse Buran Parks Mark Pretorius Davon Raubenheimer Nemo Roelofse Janneman Stander Pieter Stemmet Peet van der Walt

Backs	Riaan Arends Martin du Toit Mzo Dyantyi Leighton Eksteen Wilneth Engelbrecht Hansie Graaff Kirsten Heyns Jacquin Jansen Tom Kean Lenes Nomdo Hentzwill Pedro Charles Radebe Daniel Roberts Dillon Snell Johan Steyn Luzuko Vulindlu Clinton Wagman

Coach	Abé Davids

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