Johann van der Merwe

Johann van der Merwe

Full name	Johann Philmar van der Merwe
Date of birth	(1947-12-07) 7 December 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Uitenhage, South Africa
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	11 st 11 lb (165 lb; 75 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Western Province () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1970 South Africa 1 (0)

Johann Philmar van der Merwe (born 7 December 1947) is a South African former international rugby union player.

Born in Uitenhage, van der Merwe was educated at Brandwag High School and Stellenbosch University. ^[1]

A strongly built centre, van der Merwe played for Maties and was a Western Province representative from 1968. He fell out of favour with his province in 1969, so was considered a surprise selection to the Springboks squad for their 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland. For the final international fixture against Wales, van der Merwe gained the only cap of his Springboks career, replacing an out of form Mannetjies Roux in the line up. The match finished in a 6–6 draw. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players

References

1. "Johann van der Merwe". bokhist.com.
2. "Power-Plus From The Two-Tonners". Evening News (London). 5 November 1969.
3. "Springboks to break duck". Liverpool Daily Post . 24 January 1970.