Eric van der Merwe

Carel Eric van der Merwe is a South African former professional rugby union player.
A Stellenberg High School product, van der Merwe was a Western Province under-21 representative player and spent some of his early career in France playing with Rugby [Club d'Arras], before establishing himself in the Boland Cavaliers front-row in 1999.
Van der Merwe earned South Africa national [rugby union team|Springboks] selection in 2000 as part of their 40-man squad for 2000 [South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland|tours] of Argentina, Ireland and the United Kingdom, but would not feature in any Test matches.
In 2001, van der Merwe had a season in New Zealand provincial rugby, as a loose forward with Hawke's Bay.