Marcel van der Merwe rugby player
Marcel van der Merwe rugby player

Marcel van der Merwe

4th Oct 1990 1.88m/129kg Tighthead Prop

Nine Springboks in the Bulls line-up to face the Stormers

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls will be captained by Adriaan Strauss, one of nine Springboks in the team, when they face the Stormers at Newlands this weekend. Warrick Gelant (fullback), Nic de Jager (flank), Jannes Kirsten...

Buenos Aires: What we learned, what we didn’t

9 years ago by Len Kaplan

1     The Springboks decision to change jerseys from green to white was not clever, serving only to make the distinction between the teams’ jerseys difficult for the referee, assistant...

Match Preview: Argentina vs South Africa

9 years ago by Len Kaplan

The final week of SANZAR Tests is not for competition points. Australia have won the Rugby Championship, and unless things go awry for them in Auckland on Saturday, will be the SANZAR team gaining the...

Brumbies edge blunder Bulls

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Brumbies moved back to the top of the Australian conference with a hard-earned 22-16 win over the Bulls in Canberra on Friday. It was two tries by barnstorming wing Henry Speight that set up the...

Preview: S15 Round 16, Part One

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The ninth-placed Crusaders could be ruled out of Super Rugby's play-offs for the first time in more than a decade. The seven-time champions last missed the knock-out stages of the competition in 2001,...

Chiefs teach naive Bulls a lesson

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Chiefs recorded a vital 34-20 bonus-point win over the Bulls to cement their place in Super Rugby's play-off zone. For the Bulls, who were naive in their approach and less than ordinary in their...

Weekend teams and predictions

9 years ago by Front Row Grunt

Bulls and Sharks to strike back on tour? Tahs to pip the Saders in Sydney? Some say yes, Tank Lanning says no. Catch all the weekend’s teams, times, collated odds and SuperBru community picks. Tank...

Preview: S15 Round 15, Part One

9 years ago by Rugby 365

To say it is crunch time is to state the obvious. With just four rounds of the Super Rugby competition to go, every loss now is a killer blow. That is why it is a 'must win' situation for the Chiefs...

Blues edge blunder-Bulls

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Blues eased the troubles of under-fire coach John Kirwan with a 23-18 win over the Bulls in a scrappy match in a wet Auckland on Friday. It is only their third win of the season and while they...

Preview: S15 Round 14, Part One

9 years ago by Rugby 365

It has been interesting in the world of Super Rugby this week, with at least one coach having already announced his departure and a few others under increasing pressure. Two of those coach, said to...