Jan van der Merwe (rugby union)

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Jan van der Merwe
Date of birth (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
SchoolPretoria Boys High School
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Youth career
2014–2016 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Template:Rut UP Tuks (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 1 (0)
2016 Template:Rut Blue Bulls XV 7 (0)
2017–present Template:Rut SWD Eagles 9 (10)
Correct as of 14 April 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 South Africa Under-20 5 (5)
Correct as of 14 April 2018

Jan van der Merwe (born 31 August 1995 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the Template:Rut SWD Eagles.[1] His regular position is hooker.

Career

Despite never earning a provincial call-up at high school level, Van der Merwe joined the Blue Bulls Academy after finishing high school and represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting eight matches and making three substitute appearances as they reached the final of the competition, where they were defeated 26–33 by Template:Rut Western Province U19.[2]

He made his first class debut for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls on 6 March 2015, coming on as a late replacement in their 2015 Vodacom Cup match against the Template:Rut Falcons in Kempton Park, helping them to a 37–13 victory.[3]

He also played for Template:Rut UP Tuks in the 2015 Varsity Cup competition, starting their match against Template:Rut UJ[4] and playing off the bench on two occasions.

Despite initially not being named in a 37-man training squad for the South Africa national under-20 rugby union team,[5] he did feature for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015. He came on as a first-half replacement and scored a try just after half-time in a 31–24 victory.[6] He was also included in the squad that embarked on a two-match tour of Argentina.[7] He came on as a replacement in their 25–22 victory over Argentina[8] and started their second tour match a few days later, in which he scored two first-half tries in a 39–28 victory.[9]

Upon the team's return, he was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[10] He started their opening match in Pool B of the competition and got South Africa's first points in the competition by scoring a try in a 33–5 win against hosts Italy.[11] He played off the bench in their remaining two group stage fixtures, a 40–8 win against Samoa[12] and a 46–13 win over Australia[13] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Van der Merwe came on as a replacement in their semi-final match against England, but could not prevent them losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession.[14] He started their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[15]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jan van der Merwe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U19 33–26 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 13–37 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UJ 0–34 FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Junior Bok training squad confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Italy U20 5–33 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40–8 Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 46–13 Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 20–28 England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France U20 18–31 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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