Joost van der Westhuizen was a South African professional rugby union player who made 89 appearances in test matches for the national team, scoring 38 tries. He mostly played as a scrum-half and participated in three Rugby World Cups, most notably in the 1995 tournament, which was won by South Africa. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest scrumhalves of all time.
Cobus Visagie is a South African former rugby union footballer who played at tighthead prop.
Izak Petrus van der Westhuizen is a former South African rugby union player whose regular position was lock. He is on the Free State Cheetahs coaching staff and the head coach of the Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge.
Eduan Raymond van der Walt is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays mostly as a lock and more recently represented the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup having previously played for the Blue Bulls.
Torsten George van Jaarsveld is a Namibian professional rugby union footballer. He plays mostly as a hooker or flanker. He currently plays for Pro D2 side Stade Montois.
Petrus Willem van der Walt is a South African-born Japanese rugby union player who represents Japan at international level and is currently playing with NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is lock or flanker.
Werner Swanepoel is a former South African rugby union player. He played as a scrum half for the Springboks from 1997 to 2000. His appearances for the Springboks were curtailed by virtue of his career coinciding with that of Joost van der Westhuizen. For the toothy grin he often flashed on the rugby field, he was given the nickname, "Smiley".
André Gerhardus Venter is a former South African rugby union footballer who earned 66 caps playing for the South Africa national team during the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s. He represented South Africa during the 1999 Rugby World Cup where they finished third.
In 2013, the Eastern Province Kings in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup.
Michael George van der Spuy is a South African former rugby union player who played Super Rugby with the Stormers and the Cheetahs, and Currie Cup rugby with Western Province, Griquas and the Free State Cheetahs. His regular position was centre. He retired in 2017 on medical advice.
The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014. The tournament is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
Armand H P "Akker" van der Merwe is a South African professional rugby union player for South African United Rugby Championship side Bulls. His regular position is hooker.
Ewald 'Kop' van der Westhuizen is a South African rugby union player for Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop.
Dayan Leslie van der Westhuizen is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is tighthead prop.
Marius van der Westhuizen is a South African professional rugby union referee, currently on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association.Also a stormers born supporter, refereeing his own province to wins
Senan Declan Clint van der Merwe is a South African professional rugby union player, who most recently played with the Boland Cavaliers. His regular position is winger.
Cwengile Dumisani Thando 'JD' Jadezweni is a rugby referee on the National A Panel of the South African Rugby Union.
Christopher William Smith is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fly-half.
