Brendon Snyman | |
Fullname: | Brendon Michael Snyman |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1984 |
Birth Place: | Pietersburg, South Africa |
Height: | 2m (07feet) |
School: | Pietersburg High School / Auckland Grammar School |
University: | University of Pretoria |
Position: | Lock |
Youthyears1: | 2003–2004 |
Years1: | 2005 |
Apps1: | 16 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2006–2009 |
Apps2: | 67 |
Points2: | 45 |
Years3: | 2009–2010 |
Apps3: | 10 |
Points3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2010 |
Apps4: | 1 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2011–2013 |
Apps5: | 46 |
Points5: | 25 |
Years6: | 2013–2014 |
Apps6: | 14 |
Points6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs7: | Montauban |
Apps7: | 18 |
Points7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs8: | London Welsh |
Apps8: | 12 |
Points8: | 5 |
Years9: | 2017 |
Apps9: | 12 |
Points9: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2013 |
Repteam1: | South Africa President's XV |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 29 May 2018 |
Repupdate: | 17 June 2013 |
Brendon Michael Snyman (born 21 August 1984) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the . His regular position is lock.
He represented the in the 2003 and 2004 Under–20 competitions.
In 2005, he moved to George to play for the, making sixteen appearances in his debut season.
He joined 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.
During the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, he played one game on loan at the and joined them on a permanent basis in 2010 (when they changed their name to the), where he made four Vodacom Cup appearances, five Currie Cup appearances (two starts) and one appearance in the pre-season compulsory friendlies.
He then joined Potchefstroom-based side the, where he quickly became an established first team player over the next few seasons.
He moved to France to join Montauban for the 2014–15 Pro D2 season.
After one season in France, Snyman moved to England to join RFU Championship side London Welsh.[1]
He was included in the South Africa President's XV squad for the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and later confirmed as captain of the team.[2] They won the tournament after winning all three their matches.[3]