Francois van der Merwe rugby player
Francois van der Merwe rugby player

Francois van der Merwe

4th Oct 1983 1.98m/120kg No 4 Lock

Lyon vs Toulouse - Top 14 Round 1 Highlights

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It finished all level with both sides battling hard in tough conditions but after 80 minutes nothing separates the two sides. Jean-Marc Doussain traded penalties inside the first 30 minutes before...

Weekly Round Up

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors have today confirmed the signing of Super Rugby winning All Blacks winger Lelia Masaga on a two-year deal. Read the full story here   Cardiff Blues have confirmed that...

Wednesday Morning Round Up

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby announces historic eligibility regulation reform   An historic programme of reform of rugby’s international eligibility regulation has been approved by the World Rugby Council,...

Lyon sign Etienne Oosthuizen and François Van der Merwe

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lyon has confirmed the signings of two South African locks in Francois Van der Merwe, who joins from Racing 92, and Sharks Etienne Oosthuizen.   Van der Merwe, 33, has signed a two-year deal while...

Lyon sign Saffa locks

7 years ago by SA Rugby

Lyon have signed South African locks Francois van der Merwe and Ettiene Oosthuizen for the 2017-18 season.

Oosthuizen off to Lyon

7 years ago by Rugby 365

NEWS: French club Lyon have signed South African locks Etienne Oosthuizen from the Sharks and Francois van der Merwe from defending champions Racing 92.

Racing 92 and Stade Francais players that may be affected by the merger

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the confirmation of a merger between Racing 92 and Stade Francais, we have a look at some of the players that might be up for grabs to other clubs.   Jacky Lorenzetti, Racing 92 President,...

Thrilling Irish stalemate

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Paddy Jackson's heroic last-minute conversion earned Ulster a 23-all draw against rivals Munster in a ferocious Pro12 encounter at the Kingspan Stadium, keeping his side's unbeaten home record intact in...

Champions Cup semis decided

9 years ago by Super Sport.com

A bumper weekend of European cup action saw the semifinalists for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup decided across three days. After an enthralling set of games on Sunday, we now know that Clermont...

Racing Metro v Saracens (Sun)

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

England scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth captains Saracens on their Champions Cup trip to Paris, with normal captain Alistair Hargreaves injured. Hargreaves is replaced by Scotland's Jim Hamilton...