Bertus van der Merwe
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| File:Bertus van der Merwe 1956.jpg Van der Merwe in New Zealand in 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Albertus Johannes van der Merwe 14 July 1929 Rawsonville, Union of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 23 November 1971 (aged 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Worcester Gymnasium, Worcester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albertus Johannes van der Merwe (14 July 1929 – 23 November 1971) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]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
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See also
[edit | edit source]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 323
References
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