Marcel van der Merwe

Rugby player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroRugby player
PlacesSouth Africa
isAthlete Rugby union player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth24 October 1990, Welkom
Age34 years
The details

Biography

Marcel van der Merwe (born 24 October 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop. He represents Toulon in the French Top 14.
He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Sharks in Durban.
In June 2016, it was announced that he joined French Top 14 side Toulon on a two-year deal.

Representative rugby

In May 2014, Van der Merwe was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests.

South Africa 'A'

In 2016, Van der Merwe was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team. He didn't play in their first match in Bloemfontein, but started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat in George.

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

AgainstPldWDLTriConPenDGPts%Won
 Australia
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
50
 New Zealand
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
50
 Scotland
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Total53020000060

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

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