Bertus van der Merwe

Bertus van der Merwe
	Van der Merwe in New Zealand in 1956
Birth name	Albertus Johannes van der Merwe
Date of birth	14 July 1929
Place of birth	Rawsonville, Union of South Africa
Date of death	23 November 1971 (aged 42)
School	Worcester Gymnasium, Worcester
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
	Boland
International career
Years	Team
1955–1960	South Africa

Birth nameAlbertus Johannes van der Merwe

Date of birth14 July 1929

Place of birthRawsonville, Union of South Africa

Date of death23 November 1971 (aged 42)

Albertus Johannes van der Merwe (14 July 1929 – 23 November 1971) was a South African rugby union player.^[1]

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Dates	Venue
1.	British Lions	25–9	Hooker	20 Aug 1955	Newlands, Cape Town
2.	British Lions	6–9	Hooker	3 Sep 1955	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.	British Lions	22–8	Hooker	24 Sep 1955	Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
4.	Australia	9–0	Hooker	26 May 1956	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
5.	Australia	9–0	Hooker	2 Jun 1956	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
6.	New Zealand	6–10	Hooker	14 Jul 1956	Carisbrook, Dunedin
7.	New Zealand	8–3	Hooker	4 Aug 1956	Athletic Park, Wellington
8.	New Zealand	10–17	Hooker	18 Aug 1956	Lancaster Park, Christchurch
9.	New Zealand	5–11	Hooker	1 Sep 1956	Eden Park, Auckland
10.	France	3–3	Hooker	26 JuL 1958	Newlands, Cape Town
11.	Scotland	18–10	Hooker	30 Apr 1960	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
12.	New Zealand	3–11	Hooker	23 Jul 1960	Newlands, Cape Town

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