Darcy Swain

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Darcy Taimua Swain (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Western Force in the Super Rugby. His position of choice is lock.

In September 2022, Swain was suspended for six weeks following a citing for a ruck incident in the Bledisloe Cup match against New Zealand that resulted in Quinn Tupaea sustaining a serious knee injury.

Born in the north Queensland town of Babinda, Swain grew up in nearby Cairns until he was 15, when he was scouted by Brisbane Boys' College and offered a scholarship to finish his schooling there. During his final year of school, the Tuggeranong Vikings along with the Brumbies offered Swain a move to Canberra to play for the Brumbies U20s team, and ultimately the National Rugby Championship team Canberra Vikings.

In 2017, Swain was included in the Brumbies' squad for a friendly in Singapore. He made his Super Rugby debut in 2018 against the Jaguares. He continued to play mostly off the bench in 2018 and 2019 before starting 13 games at lock in the 2020 Super Rugby AU season.

In July 2020, Swain made his Wallabies debut, coming off the bench against France and earned another 9 caps that year against New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Argentina. He added a further 6 caps in 2021.

In May 2024, it was announced by the Western Force that Swain had signed a two year contract to play with them during the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

Swain is of Samoan heritage.

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