Bertus van der Merwe
Van der Merwe in New Zealand in 1956
Birth nameAlbertus Johannes van der Merwe
Date of birth(1929-07-14)14 July 1929
Place of birthRawsonville, Union of South Africa
Date of death23 November 1971(1971-11-23) (aged 42)
SchoolWorcester Gymnasium, Worcester
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Boland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1960 South Africa 12 (0)

Albertus Johannes van der Merwe (14 July 1929 – 23 November 1971) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Van der Merwe was born in Rawsonville and received his schooling at Worcester Gymnasium. He studied at the University of Cape Town and played provincial rugby for Boland.[2]

Van der Merwe made his test match debut for the Springboks against the British Lions in 1955. He then toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956 and played in all six test matches during the tour. He also played in tests against France in 1958, Scotland in 1960 and his last test was against the All Blacks in 1960. Van der Merwe also played in fourteen tour matches and scored one try.[3]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDatesVenue
1. British Lions25–9Hooker20 Aug 1955Newlands, Cape Town
2. British Lions6–9Hooker3 Sep 1955Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3. British Lions22–8Hooker24 Sep 1955Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
4. Australia9–0Hooker26 May 1956Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
5. Australia9–0Hooker2 Jun 1956Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
6. New Zealand6–10Hooker14 Jul 1956Carisbrook, Dunedin
7. New Zealand8–3Hooker4 Aug 1956Athletic Park, Wellington
8. New Zealand10–17Hooker18 Aug 1956Lancaster Park, Christchurch
9. New Zealand5–11Hooker1 Sep 1956Eden Park, Auckland
10. France3–3Hooker26 JuL 1958Newlands, Cape Town
11. Scotland18–10Hooker30 Apr 1960Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
12. New Zealand3–11Hooker23 Jul 1960Newlands, Cape Town

See also

References

  1. "Bertus van der Merwe". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Ikeys Who Have Played the All Blacks – UCT Ikey Tigers Rugby Club – UCTRFC". ikeytigers. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 246. ISBN 9780620872041.
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