Bertus Van der Merwe

Albertus Johannes van der Merwe (14 July 1929 – 23 November 1971) was a South African rugby union player.

Playing career Van der Merwe was born in Rawsonville and received his schooling at Worcester Gymnasium. He studied at the University of Cape Town and played provincial rugby for .

Van der Merwe made his test match debut for the Springboks against the British Lions in 1955. He then toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956 and played in all six test matches during the tour. He also played in tests against in 1958, in 1960 and his last test was against the All Blacks in 1960. Van der Merwe also played in fourteen tour matches and scored one try.

Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 25–9 Hooker 20 Aug 1955 Newlands, Cape Town 2. 6–9 Hooker 3 Sep 1955 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 3. 22–8 Hooker 24 Sep 1955 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth 4. 9–0 Hooker 26 May 1956 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5. 9–0 Hooker 2 Jun 1956 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 6. 6–10 Hooker 14 Jul 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin 7. 8–3 Hooker 4 Aug 1956 Athletic Park, Wellington 8. 10–17 Hooker 18 Aug 1956 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 9. 5–11 Hooker 1 Sep 1956 Eden Park, Auckland 10. 3–3 Hooker 26 JuL 1958 Newlands, Cape Town 11. 18–10 Hooker 30 Apr 1960 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth 12. 3–11 Hooker 23 Jul 1960 Newlands, Cape Town