REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 818 · Lock

Flip van der Merwe

Phillip Rudolph van der Merwe · Blue Bulls

37Tests
1Tries
3Tours
25Age at debut

Test career

201020122015

First test

12 Jun 2010, age 25 · Reserve v France, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

15 Aug 2015, age 30 · Reserve v Argentina, Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires

Biography

Flip van der Merwe was a big Bulls lock who played 37 Tests between 2010 and 2015, 25 of them off the bench. Born in Potchefstroom on 3 June 1985 and educated at Grey College, he scored a try against Italy in 2010 and later played for Clermont.

Test history

37 tests · 5 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
12 Jun 2010FranceNewlands, Cape TownReserveW 42–17Blue Bulls
26 Jun 2010ItalyBasil Kenyon Stadium, East LondonReserveW 55–11Blue Bulls
24 Jul 2010AustraliaBrisbane Stadium (Lang Park), BrisbaneReserveL 13–30Blue Bulls
21 Aug 2010New ZealandNational Stadium, JohannesburgLockL 22–29Blue Bulls
28 Aug 2010AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLockW 44–31Blue Bulls
04 Sep 2010AustraliaFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinReserveL 39–41Blue Bulls
06 Nov 2010IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinReserveW 23–21Blue Bulls
13 Nov 2010WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffReserveW 29–25Blue Bulls
20 Nov 2010ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghReserveL 17–21Blue Bulls
27 Nov 2010EnglandTwickenham, LondonReserveW 21–11Blue Bulls
23 Jul 2011AustraliaStadium Australia, SydneyLockL 20–39Blue Bulls
09 Jun 2012EnglandKings Park, DurbanReserveW 22–17Blue Bulls
16 Jun 2012EnglandEllis Park, JohannesburgReserveW 36–27Blue Bulls
23 Jun 2012EnglandNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethReserveD 14–14Blue Bulls
18 Aug 2012ArgentinaNewlands, Cape TownReserveW 27–6Blue Bulls
25 Aug 2012ArgentinaEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaReserveD 16–16Blue Bulls
08 Sep 2012AustraliaSubiaco Oval, PerthReserveL 19–26Blue Bulls
15 Sep 2012New ZealandForsyth Barr Stadium, DunedinLockL 11–21Blue Bulls
29 Sep 2012AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaReserveW 31–8Blue Bulls
06 Oct 2012New ZealandNational Stadium, JohannesburgReserveL 16–32Blue Bulls
10 Nov 2012IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinReserveW 16–12Blue Bulls
17 Nov 2012ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghReserveW 21–10Blue Bulls
24 Nov 2012EnglandTwickenham, LondonReserveW 16–15Blue Bulls
08 Jun 2013ItalyKings Park, DurbanReserveW 44–10Blue Bulls
15 Jun 2013ScotlandMbombela Stadium, NelspruitReserveW 30–17Blue Bulls
22 Jun 2013SamoaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLockW 56–23Blue Bulls
17 Aug 2013ArgentinaNational Stadium, JohannesburgReserveW 73–13Blue Bulls
24 Aug 2013ArgentinaEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaReserveW 22–17Blue Bulls
07 Sep 2013AustraliaBrisbane Stadium (Lang Park), BrisbaneLockW 38–12Blue Bulls
14 Sep 2013New ZealandEden Park, AucklandLockL 15–29Blue Bulls
28 Sep 2013AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownLockW 28–8Blue Bulls
09 Nov 2013WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffLockW 24–15Blue Bulls
17 Nov 2013ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghLockW 28–0Blue Bulls
23 Nov 2013FranceStade de France, ParisLockW 19–10Blue Bulls
21 Jun 2014WalesMbombela Stadium, NelspruitLockW 31–30Blue Bulls
25 Jul 2015New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgReserveL 20–27Blue Bulls
15 Aug 2015ArgentinaVélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos AiresReserveW 26–12Blue Bulls