Mauritz van den Berg

Mauritz van den Berg

Born	Mauritz Albertus van den Berg (1909-05-09)9 May 1909 Pretoria, Transvaal Colony
Died	9 April 1948(1948-04-09) (aged 38) Cape Town, South Africa
School	Glenwood High School, Durban
Rugby union career
Position Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Gardens RFC Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1932–1940 Western Province International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1937 South Africa 4 (0) 1937 South Africa (tour) 14 (15)

Mauritz Albertus van den Berg (9 May 1909 – 9 April 1948) was a South African rugby union player.

Playing career

Van den Berg played provincial rugby for the Western Province in the South African Currie Cup competition. He was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first test matches for South Africa on 26 June 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He then played all three test matches in the test series victory against New Zealand.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 258