Marcel van der Merwe

Marcel van der Merwe (born 24 October 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop. He represents London Irish in the English Premiership Rugby.

Marcel van der Merwe

Date of birth	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Welkom, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	128 kg (20 st 2 lb; 282 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein Paarl Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team CA Brive Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 Free State Cheetahs 39 (65) 2012 Cheetahs 3 (0) 2014–2016 Bulls 45 (25) 2016–2020 Toulon 98 (35) 2020 Bulls 3 (0) 2021 Stade Rochelais 2 (0) 2021–2022 London Irish 22 (0) 2022– CA Brive 19 (0) Correct as of 17 June 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 South Africa Under-20 5 (10) 2014–2015 South Africa 7 (0) 2016 South Africa 'A' 1 (0) Correct as of 19 June 2016

He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season^[1] and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Sharks in Durban.^[2][3]

In June 2016, Van der Merwe joined French Top 14 side Toulon on a two-year deal.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] He didn't play in their first match in Bloemfontein,^[7] but started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat in George.^[8]

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

Against	Pld	W	D	L	Tri	Con	Pen	DG	Pts	%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
Total	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	60

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