Akker van der Merwe, the Glossary
Armand H P "Akker" van der Merwe (born 17 June 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player for South African United Rugby Championship side Bulls.[1]
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49 relations: Barbarian F.C., Bulls (rugby union), Craven Week, Crusaders (rugby union), Currie Cup, Duhan van der Merwe, Dunedin, Durban, FC Grenoble Rugby, George, South Africa, Hamilton, New Zealand, Hurricanes (rugby union), Johannesburg, Jukskei River, North-West University, Olën Park, Oyonnax Rugby, Perth, Potchefstroom, Premiership Rugby, Rugby union, Rugby union positions, Sale Sharks, Schalk Brits, Sharks (rugby union), South Africa national rugby union team, Super Rugby, United Rugby Championship, Vanderbijlpark, Varsity Rugby, Winger (sports), 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, 2013 Currie Cup First Division, 2013 Varsity Cup, 2013 Vodacom Cup, 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, 2014 Currie Cup qualification, 2014 Super Rugby season, 2014 Varsity Cup, 2015 Super Rugby season, 2015–16 Top 14 season, 2016 Super Rugby final, 2016 Super Rugby season, 2017 Super Rugby season, 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division, 2018 Super Rugby season, 2019 Super Rugby season, 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup, 2023–24 United Rugby Championship.
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Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians, is a British-based invitational rugby union club.
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Bulls (rugby union)
The Bulls (known for sponsorship reasons as the Vodacom Bulls) are a South African professional rugby union team based in Pretoria.
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Craven Week
The Craven Week is an annual rugby union tournament organised for schoolboys in the Republic of South Africa.
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Crusaders (rugby union)
The Crusaders (Whatumoana; formerly Canterbury Crusaders) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch, who compete in the Super Rugby competition.
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Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.
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Duhan van der Merwe
Duhan van der Merwe (born 4 June 1995) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh.
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Dunedin
Dunedin (Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region.
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Durban
Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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FC Grenoble Rugby
The Football Club de Grenoble Rugby (FCG) is a French rugby union club based in Grenoble and founded in 1892.
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George, South Africa
George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton (Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand.
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Hurricanes (rugby union)
The Hurricanes (Hau Āwhiowhio; formerly the Wellington Hurricanes) is a New Zealand professional men's rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in Super Rugby.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
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Jukskei River
The Jukskei River is one of the largest rivers in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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North-West University
The North-West University (NWU) is a public research university located on three campuses in Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark in South Africa.
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Olën Park
Olën Park, also known as Profert Olën Park for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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Oyonnax Rugby
Oyonnax Rugby is a French professional rugby union club based in Oyonnax and competing in the Top 14.
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Perth
Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.
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Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom, colloquially known as Potch, is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa.
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Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition, consisting of 10 clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby union system.
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Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
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Rugby union positions
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15).
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Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England.
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Schalk Brits
Schalk Burger Brits (born 16 May 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player who last played for the South Africa national team and the in Super Rugby. Akker van der Merwe and Schalk Brits are Golden Lions players, Lions (United Rugby Championship) players, rugby union hookers, south Africa international rugby union players and south African expatriate rugby union players in England.
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Sharks (rugby union)
The Sharks (known as the Hollywoodbets Sharks as they are their title sponsor) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.
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South Africa national rugby union team
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union.
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Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
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United Rugby Championship
The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales.
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Vanderbijlpark
Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city with approximately 95,000 inhabitants, situated on the Vaal River in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa.
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Varsity Rugby
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country.
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Winger (sports)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, winger is a position.
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2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship
The 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship will be contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012.
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2013 Currie Cup First Division
The 2013 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 June to 11 October 2013.
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2013 Varsity Cup
The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013.
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2013 Vodacom Cup
The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition.
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2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014.
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2014 Currie Cup qualification
The 2014 Currie Cup qualification series was a tournament organised by the South African Rugby Union.
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2014 Super Rugby season
The 2014 Super Rugby season is the fourth season of the 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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2014 Varsity Cup
The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014.
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2015 Super Rugby season
The 2015 Super Rugby season was the 20th season of Super Rugby and the fifth season featuring an expanded 15-team format.
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2015–16 Top 14 season
The 2015–16 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).
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2016 Super Rugby final
The 2016 Super Rugby Final was played between the Hurricanes and the Lions.
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2016 Super Rugby season
The 2016 Super Rugby season was the 21st season of Super Rugby and the first season featuring an expanded 18-team format.
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2017 Super Rugby season
The 2017 Super Rugby season was the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.
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2018 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division was the top tier of the 2018 Currie Cup, the 80th edition of the annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union.
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2018 Super Rugby season
The 2018 Super Rugby season was the 23rd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.
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2019 Super Rugby season
The 2019 Super Rugby season was the 24th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.
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2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup
The 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup was the 48th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the second under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions.
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2023–24 United Rugby Championship
The 2023–24 United Rugby Championship was the 23rd season of the professional rugby union competition known as the United Rugby Championship, and the third season under that name.
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See also
People from Vanderbijlpark
- Akker van der Merwe
- Alwyn Myburgh
- Andrew Niblett
- Behati Prinsloo
- Danny Amos (footballer, born 1987)
- David Kuijers
- Dion George
- Eric Szwarczynski
- Eugene Botes
- Johmari Logtenberg
- Junita Kloppers-Lourens
- Katia Guerreiro
- Kenneth Jennings (cricketer)
- Lebohang Lesako
- Lloyd Greeff
- Marco Jansen van Vuren
- Marko Janse van Rensburg
- Ockert Cilliers
- Sybrand Botes
- Thabo Rakhale