Johann van der Merwe
| Full name | Johann Philmar van der Merwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 December 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uitenhage, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 11 lb (165 lb; 75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
References
- ^ "Johann van der Merwe". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Power-Plus From The Two-Tonners". Evening News (London). 5 November 1969.
- ^ "Springboks to break duck". Liverpool Daily Post. 24 January 1970.