Willie Meyer

Willie Meyer (born 6 November 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career Meyer represented schools at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1984 and 1985. He made his provincial debut for in 1989 and played 105 matches for the union, before relocating to the in 1997. From 1999 to 2002, he played for the in the South African provincial competitions and the in Super Rugby.

Meyer was selected as part of the end of year touring party to Italy and England in 1995, and sat on the bench for both tests. He played his first test match for the Springboks against on 6 December 1997 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. His next Test match was in 1999 and he played in three Tests during the year. However, Meyer was a regular member of the Springbok team from 2000 and played 22 Tests from 2000 to 2002. He also played in five tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 68–10 Replacement 6 Dec 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 2. 101–0 Tighthead prop 19 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban 3. 0–28 Replacement 10 Jul 1999 Carisbrook, Dunedin 4. 6–32 Replacement 17 Jul 1999 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 5. 51–18 Replacement 10 Jun 2000 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 6. 18–13 Tighthead prop 17 Jun 2000 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 7. 12–25 Replacement 22 Jul 2000 Jade Stadium, Christchurch 8. 46–40 Replacement 19 Aug 2000 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 9. 37–33 Tighthead prop 12 Nov 2000 River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires 10. 28–18 Tighthead prop 19 Nov 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 11. 23–13 Tighthead prop 26 Nov 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 12. 17–25 Tighthead prop 2 Dec 2000 Twickenham, London 13. 23–32 Replacement 16 Jun 2001 Ellis Park, Johannesburg14. 20–15 Tighthead prop 23 Jun 2001 Kings Park, Durban 15. 60–14 Tighthead prop 30 Jun 2001 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth 16. 10–20 Replacement 10 Nov 2001 Stade de France, Paris 17. 54–26 Tighthead prop 1 17 Nov 2001 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 18. 9–29 Tighthead prop 24 Nov 2001 Twickenham, London 19. 43–20 Replacement 1 Dec 2001 Robertson Stadium, Houston 20. 34–19 Tighthead prop 8 Jun 2002 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 21. 19–8 Tighthead prop 15 Jun 2002 Newlands, Cape Town 22. 49–29 Tighthead prop 29 Jun 2002 PAM Brink Stadium, Springs 23. 20–41 Tighthead prop 20 Jul 2002 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 24. 23–30 Tighthead prop 10 Aug 2002 Kings Park, Durban 25. 33–31 Tighthead prop 17 Aug 2002 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 26. 10–30 Tighthead prop 9 Nov 2002 Stade Velodrome, Marseilles