Tobie Jacques Verwey is a South Africanrugby union player, who most recently played with the. His regular position is flanker.
Career
Youth
At school level, Verwey played for Hoërskool Middelburg, where he earned an inclusion in the Under-18 side for the Academy Week tournament in 2007 and also played for the side in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He captained the school's first team in 2008 and played for the side in the 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championship before a spell with the s in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.
Pumas
In 2009, he returned to the, signing an Under-21 contract with the Witbank-based side. He made his first class debut during the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute in their 42–18 victory over the in Welkom. While mainly playing for the side during the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship, he also made three appearances in the 2009 Currie Cup First Division. His Currie Cup debut came playing off the bench in a match against the in Uitenhage. After one more substitute appearance against the in East London, he made his first start in the competition against the in Witbank.
He returned to Pretoria in 2010, making a single appearance for the side in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship, as well as playing club rugby for university side in the Carlton League. He also represented in three editions of the Varsity Cup competition. He made seven appearances for them in the 2011 Varsity Cup, helping them reach the final, where they lost 26–16 to the, with Verwey playing the last twenty minutes of that match. They went one better in 2012, winning the competition for the first time, with Verwey starting all nine of their matches during the competition and scoring tries in their regular season matches against and. He played in six matches of the 2013 Varsity Cup competition as UP Tuks successfully defended their title, with Verwey starting the final and helping them beat the 44–5 in Stellenbosch. During this time, he also made two substitute appearances for the in the Vodacom Cup competition – one in semi-finals of the 2012 semi-final and one in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, both times against in Kimberley.
Falcons
In 2013, Verwey moved to the East Rand to join the. He immediately established himself as a first-team regular, starting twelve of their matches during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division. He made five starts in the 2014 Vodacom Cup for the Falcons, which included a memorable match for Verwey as a scored a hat-trick of tries in their 65–14 victory over the whipping boys of the competition, the. He also played in all six of their matches during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series as the Falcons failed to qualify for the Premier Division of the competition, instead securing a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.
