Marcel van der Merwe

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Marcel van der Merwe
Date of birth (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthWelkom, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight128 kg (20 st 2 lb)
SchoolGrey College, Bloemfontein
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Template:Rut Toulon
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–12 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 32 (65)
2011 Template:Rut Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2011 Template:Rut Free State XV 6 (20)
2012 Template:Rut Cheetahs 3 (0)
2014–16 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 20 (5)
2014–16 Template:Rut Bulls 45 (25)
2016– Template:Rut Toulon 0 (0)
Correct as of 18 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 South Africa Under-20 5 (10)
2014–15 South Africa 7 (0)
2016 South Africa 'A' 1 (0)
Correct as of 19 June 2016

Marcel van der Merwe (born 24 October 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop. He represents Template:Rut Toulon in the French Top 14.

He was included in the Template:Rut Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[1] and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Template:Rut Sharks in Durban.[2][3]

In June 2016, it was announced that he joined French Top 14 side Template:Rut Toulon on a two-year deal.[4]

Representative rugby

In 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'

In 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.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

References

  1. ^ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks vs Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help)
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.

External links

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

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


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