Marcel van der Merwe (born 24 October 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop. He represents London Irish in the English Premiership Rugby.
| Date of birth | 24 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Welkom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 kg (20 st 2 lb; 282 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein Paarl Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[1] and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Sharks in Durban.[2][3]
In June 2016, Van der Merwe joined French Top 14 side Toulon on a two-year deal.[4]
Representative rugby
editIn May 2014, Van der Merwe was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests.[5]
South Africa 'A'
editIn 2016, Van der Merwe was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[6] He didn't play in their first match in Bloemfontein,[7] but started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat in George.[8]
Springbok statistics
editTest Match Record
edit| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Tri | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
References
edit- ^ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31–16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Marcel Van Der Merwe signe à Toulon pour deux ans" (Press release). Toulon. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26–29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
edit- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Marcel van der Merwe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- Marcel van der Merwe at itsrugby.co.uk
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