Edwill van der Merwe
| Full name | Edwill Charl van der Merwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stellenbosch, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwill Charl van der Merwe (born 12 April 1996) is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in the United Rugby Championship and the South Africa national team. His regular position is wing.
He made his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers in their match against the Sunwolves in June 2019, starting on the left wing.[1]
International career
[edit]Edwill van der Merwe made his Springbok debut on June 22, 2024, in a match against Wales national rugby union team at Twickenham Stadium. The 28-year-old winger, was rewarded for his impressive form with the Lions in the United Rugby Championship, Despite not being part of the initial alignment camps earlier in the year, he was called up to the squad on June 8, 2024, and made the most of his opportunity and was selected for the South Africa squad to face Wales. Van der Merwe made a significant impact on the game, scoring a stunning solo try late in the match and being named the Man of the Match. The Springboks dominated the match, ultimately winning 41-13.
References
[edit]- ^ "Three new faces for DHL Stormers" (Press release). Stormers. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Edwill van der Merwe at Springboks
- Edwill van der Merwe at European Professional Club Rugby
- Edwill van der Merwe at ItsRugby.co.uk
   | This South Africa rugby union biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Rugby union players from Stellenbosch
- Rugby union wings
- Stormers players
- Western Province (rugby union) players
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Golden Lions players
- Alumni of Paul Roos Gymnasium
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African rugby union biography stubs