Swys de Bruin
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Swys de Bruin
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| fullname = Zacharia Francois de Bruin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|02|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ficksburg, South Africa
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| coachyears1 = 1996–1997
| coachteams1 = {{Rut|Sharks U21}}
| coachyears2 = 1998
| coachteams2 = {{Rut|Natal Wildebeest}}
| coachyears3 = 1999–2003
| coachteams3 = {{Rut|Griquas}}
| coachyears4 = 2001
| coachteams4 = South Africa Under-21
| coachyears5 = 2004–2012
| coachteams5 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
(academy head coach /
U19 and U21 skills coach)
| coachyears6 = 2013–2017
| coachteams6 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}} / {{Rut|Lions}}
(assistant and backline coach)
| coachyears7 = 2017
| coachteams7 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}} (head coach)
| coachyears8 = 2018–present
| coachteams8 = {{Rut|Lions}}
(head coach)
| coachyears9 = 2018–present
| coachteams9 = {{Rut|Lions}}
(consultant)
| coachyears10 = 2018–2018
| coachteams10 = {{nrut|South Africa}}
(attack coach)
}}
Zacharia Francois de Bruin (born {{birth date|1960|02|18|df=y}} in Ficksburg, South Africa) started his coaching career with Durban North College previously known as Afrikaans Hoër Durban-Noord and is a South African rugby union coach, previously the head coach of the {{Rut|Lions}} Super Rugby side.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=336 | name=Swys de Bruin | date=2 June 2016}}
Career
=Sharks=
De Bruin started his coaching career in Durban at the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} Academy. He was the head coach of the {{Rut|Sharks U21}} side in 1996 and 1997 and took charge of the {{Rut|Natal Wildebeest}} in the 1998 Vodacom Cup, guiding the team to the semi-finals of the competition.
=Griquas, South Africa Under-21=
=Return to Sharks=
He returned to Durban in 2004 to join as the head and skills coach of the Sharks Academy, helping out at Vodacom Cup, Under-21 and Under-19 level.{{cite web | url=http://sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=101210 | title=De Bruin joins coaching staff | work=Sharks | date=11 December 2003 | accessdate=8 June 2015}}
=Lions=
After eight seasons back in Durban, De Bruin moved to Johannesburg to become {{Rut|Golden Lions}} and {{Rut|Lions}} head coach Johan Ackermann's assistant coach.{{cite web | url=https://www.rugby15.co.za/swys-de-bruin-named-mtn-golden-lions-assistant-coach/ | title=Swys De Bruin named MTN Golden Lions assistant coach | work=Rugby15 | date=14 December 2012 | access-date=8 June 2015}} The pair oversaw a complete turnaround in fortunes for the side; from relegation at the end of the 2012 Super Rugby season (they were replaced by the {{Rut|Southern Kings}} for 2013, the Lions not only won promotion back to the Super Rugby competition for 2014, but they achieved their highest points tally and number of wins since they competed in the tournament as the {{Rut|Cats}}. In 2015, they improved even further, securing a record nine victories during the tournament and finishing in the top half of the log for the first time since 2001.{{cite web | url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/super-rugby/news/150608/De_Bruin_new_Kings_coach | title=De Bruin new Kings coach? | work=SuperSport | date=8 June 2015 | accessdate=8 June 2015}} In the 2016 Super Rugby season the Lions, under Ackerman and De Bruyn's guidance, topped the South African Conference and reached the final of the competition, which they lost to New Zealand side, the {{Rut|Hurricanes}}. 2017 saw even more success as the Lions topped the Super Rugby table and hosted the final, falling this time to the {{Rut|Crusaders}}. After Ackermann accepted the head coaching job at English side Gloucester, de Bruin was named as his replacement from 2018 onwards.
Domestically, the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} also reached the final of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, where they lost 16–19 to {{Rut|Western Province}}. In 2015, the Golden Lions went unbeaten through the Currie Cup to win it, beating Western Province in the final in Johannesburg. In 2016 and 2017 the Golden Lions were losing Semi-Finalists in the Currie Cup.
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Category:People from Ficksburg