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Philippus Albertus Borman Snyman (born 26 March 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer. He is the current captain of South Africa's National Rugby 7s Team, Blitzbokke.[1] He also plays as a centre or winger for the Cheetahs in both Super Rugby and the Currie Cup.

Philip Snyman

Full name	Philippus Albertus Borman Snyman
Date of birth	(1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing Current team South Africa Sevens Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2012 Free State Cheetahs 59 (95) 2008–2009 Griffons 6 (0) 2011–2012 Cheetahs 20 (5) 2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0) Correct as of 14 November 2018 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–present South Africa Sevens 248 (346) Correct as of 14 November 2018
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 San Francisco Team competition Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Super Rugby

Snyman replaced Andries Strauss who was suspended for a dangerous tackle on Lions Lock Wikus van Heerden in 2012.[2]

Sevens

He made his sevens debut for the Blitzbokke at the 2008 Dubai Sevens.[3] He returned for the final two legs of the series in a bid to clinch the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series title, which South Africa eventually won.[4]

Snyman signed a two-year contract with the South African Sevens team from 2012 until 2014.[5] In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[6] Snyman suffered a knee ligament injury at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens and was replaced by newcomer Carel du Preez for the rest of the series.[7]

2016 Summer Olympics

Snyman was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[8] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, scoring a try as South Africa won the match 24–0.[9][10]

References

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Philip Snyman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
• Philip Snyman at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Philip Snyman at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
• Philip Snyman at Olympics.com
• Philip Snyman at Olympedia
• Philip Snyman on Twitter

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Philip Snyman, né le 26 mars 1987 à Bloemfontein (Afrique du Sud) est un joueur sud-africain de rugby à sept. Il a remporté avec l'équipe d'Afrique du Sud la médaille de bronze du tournoi masculin des Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 à Rio de Janeiro.

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