Bertus van der Merwe

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. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  British Lions 25–9 Hooker 20 Aug 1955 Newlands, Cape Town
2.  British Lions 6–9 Hooker 3 Sep 1955 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.  British Lions 22–8 Hooker 24 Sep 1955 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
4.  Australia 9–0 Hooker 26 May 1956 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
5.  Australia 9–0 Hooker 2 Jun 1956 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
6.  New Zealand 6–10 Hooker 14 Jul 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin
7.  New Zealand 8–3 Hooker 4 Aug 1956 Athletic Park, Wellington
8.  New Zealand 10–17 Hooker 18 Aug 1956 Lancaster Park, Christchurch
9.  New Zealand 5–11 Hooker 1 Sep 1956 Eden Park, Auckland
10.  France 3–3 Hooker 26 JuL 1958 Newlands, Cape Town
11.  Scotland 18–10 Hooker 30 Apr 1960 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
12.  New Zealand 3–11 Hooker 23 Jul 1960 Newlands, 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.