Pirates gun Tiaan Swanepoel explains how to kick 58m penalty goals

Photo: JB Photography South Africans are well known for their kicking prowess and West Harbour recruit Tiaan Swanepoel is living up to that reputation.  The flyhalf from Cape Town has been knocking three pointers over for fun since joining the Pirates this year and on Saturday nailed a shot from 58 metres out in West Harbour’s 23-23 draw with Gordon.  “It was good, we had a little bit of a wind behind us so I decided to test my limits a little bit,” Swanepoel told Rugby News.  “That’s the longest kick I’ve ever made in a game but in practise I try from 65 metres when the wind is right.” Swanepoel grew up in Cape Town and joined the Western Province academy after finishing school. After representing Western Province U19s and U21s, he joined their Currie Cup squad in 2018 but had his season interrupted by injury.  Swanepoel linked with a new look West Harbour side in early 2019 and has scored five tries and kicked 16 goals in his first five games in th
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