Carel Eric van der Merwe (born 4 April 1977) is a South African former professional rugby union player.

Eric van der Merwe
Full nameCarel Eric van der Merwe
Date of birth (1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 47)
SchoolStellenberg High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop / Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Boland ()
Hawke's Bay ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000 South Africa

A Stellenberg High School product, van der Merwe was a Western Province under-21 representative player and spent some of his early career in France playing with Rugby Club d'Arras, before establishing himself in the Boland Cavaliers front-row in 1999.[1]

Van der Merwe earned Springboks selection in 2000 as part of their 40-man squad for tours of Argentina, Ireland and the United Kingdom, but would not feature in any Test matches.[2]

In 2001, van der Merwe had a season in New Zealand provincial rugby, as a loose forward with Hawke's Bay.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby : Carel van der Merwe, un Springbok de retour à Arras pour le plaisir". La Voix du Nord (in French). 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Van der Merwe the most surpised of all". ESPNscrum. 23 October 2000.
  3. ^ "Carel Eric van der Merwe". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.