Schalk van der Merwe (rugby union)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Schalk Willem van der Merwe | ||
Nickname | Hond | ||
Born | Tzaneen, South Africa |
4 December 1990 ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Grey College | ||
University | University of the Free State | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Prop | ||
Current club | Montpellier | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–07 | Griquas | ||
2008–11 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | ||
2012–13 | UFS Shimlas | 3 | (15) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2011–13 | Free State Cheetahs | 16 | (10) |
2013 | → Griffons | 5 | (5) |
2014–15 | Lions | 25 | (5) |
2014–15 | Golden Lions | 12 | (20) |
2015– | Montpellier | 6 | (0) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2008 | S.A. Schools | () | |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 November 2015. |
Schalk Willem 'Hond' van der Merwe is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Top 14 side Montpellier. He previously played for the Golden Lions and Free State Cheetahs in domestic South African rugby and for the Lions in Super Rugby.[1] His usual position is prop.
He joined the Golden Lions prior to the 2014 season.[2] He was included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[3] and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[4][5]
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External links
- Schalk Van der Merwe on espnscrum.com.
- Schalk Van der Merwe on itsrugby.co.uk.
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- Living people
- 1990 births
- Afrikaner people
- White South African people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- South African rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Griffons (rugby team) players
- Lions (Super Rugby) players
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
- Super Rugby players
- South African rugby union biography stubs