SWD Eagles
# SWD Eagles

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 and 2018 Currie Cup First Division. They also reached the semi-finals of the Currie Cup in their centenary season in 1999 under Heyneke Meyer.

## Honors

* Three Currie Cup First Division champions: 2002, 2007, 2018
* Currie Cup First Division Runner-up: 2009, 2010, 2015
* Vodacom Shield Runner-up 2004
* Mzansi Challenge Runner-up 2023

## 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 2022 Currie Cup First Division:

| SWD Eagles Currie Cup squad |
| - |
| Props Layle Delo Stefaan Grundlingh Lucky Ngcamu Heinrich Roelfse Raaez Salie Duimpie Swartz Justin Theys Armando Wienand Hookers Keano Hendricks Stephen Leonard Gihard Visagie Locks Ian Alexander Marnus Botha Phillipus Botha Armand Grobler Arie O'Neil Anton Smit | Loose forwards Freggie Africa Alwyn Carstens Mitch Carstens Khanya Ncusane Nkosi Nofuma Shaun Raubenheimer (c) PJ Toerien Scrum-halves Deon Carstens Winslin Klaasen Hlumelo Ndudula Dillin Snel Fly-halves JP Duvenage Lungelo Gosa Jaylen James Keagan September Gene Willemse | Centres Kirsten Heyns Adri Jacobs Edwin Sass Regan van der Westhuizen Wingers Ezrick Alexander André Manuel Austin Prins Rosco Syster Fullbacks Darryn Fortuin |
| (c) Denotes team captain. |
