Springbok no. 663 · Tight-head Prop

Willie Meyer

Willie Meyer · Cheetahs, Lions

26Tests

1Tries

6Tours

30Age at debut

Test career

199719992002

First test

6 Dec 1997, age 30 · Reserve v Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Last test

9 Nov 2002, age 35 · Tight-head Prop v France, Stade Velodrome, Marseilles

Biography

Willie Meyer was a powerful, durable tight-head prop who played 26 Tests between 1997 and 2002. Born in Port Elizabeth on 6 November 1967, he made his Test debut at 30 and played for Eastern Province, the Orange Free State and the Lions. He scored a try against Italy in 2001.

Test history

26 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
06 Dec 1997	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 68–10	Cheetahs
19 Jun 1999	Italy	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 101–0	Lions
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Reserve	L 0–28	Lions
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 6–32	Lions
10 Jun 2000	Canada	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Reserve	W 51–18	Lions
17 Jun 2000	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 18–13	Lions
22 Jul 2000	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Reserve	L 12–25	Lions
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 46–40	Lions
12 Nov 2000	Argentina	River Plate, Buenos Aires	Tight-head Prop	W 37–33	Lions
19 Nov 2000	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	W 28–18	Lions
26 Nov 2000	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 23–13	Lions
02 Dec 2000	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	L 17–25	Lions
16 Jun 2001	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	L 23–32	Lions
23 Jun 2001	France	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 20–15	Lions
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 60–14	Lions
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Reserve	L 10–20	Lions
17 Nov 2001	Italy	Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Tight-head Prop	W 54–26	Lions
24 Nov 2001	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	L 9–29	Lions
01 Dec 2001	USA	Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston	Reserve	W 43–20	Lions
08 Jun 2002	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Tight-head Prop	W 34–19	Lions
15 Jun 2002	Wales	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 19–8	Lions
29 Jun 2002	Argentina	P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs	Tight-head Prop	W 49–29	Lions
20 Jul 2002	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	L 20–41	Lions
10 Aug 2002	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	L 23–30	Lions
17 Aug 2002	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 33–31	Lions
09 Nov 2002	France	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Tight-head Prop	L 10–30	Lions