Derek van den Berg

Derek Sean van den Berg (born 2 January 1946) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career Van den Berg made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1968. After completing his medical studies at the University of Cape Town he moved to Natal en made his debut for Natal in 1971.

Van den Berg tour with the Springboks to France in 1974 but did not play in any test matches. He made his test debut for the Springboks in 1975, during the return tour by France to South Africa, in the first test played on 21 June 1975 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Van den Berg played four test matches and three tour matches for the Springboks.

Test history

No. Opposition Result(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 38–25 Thighthead prop 21 Jun 1975 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 2. 33–18 Tighthead prop 28 Jun 1975 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 3. 16–7 Tighthead prop 24 Jul 1976 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 4. 9–15 Tighthead prop 14 Aug 1976 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein