D. T. H. van der Merwe
| Full name | Daniel Tailliferre Hauman van der Merwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Worcester, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre / Wing / Full-back | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2005–2009 |
Regina Rogues James Bay AA |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2007–2008 2009–2015 2015–2017 2017– |
Saracens Glasgow Warriors Scarlets Newcastle Falcons |
1 96 30 0 |
(0) (215) (65) (0) |
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Correct as of 15 January 2017
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006– | Canada | 42 | (110) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Daniel Tailliferre Hauman van der Merwe (born 28 April 1986) is a South African-Canadian rugby union player. He currently plays for the Scarlets in the Pro12.
Daniel Tailliferre Hauman van der Merwe was born in Worcester, South Africa on 28 April 1986. Van der Merwe took up rugby at the age of five progressing through the game and eventually making the Boland U-16 squad. Van der Merwe and his family emigrated from South Africa to Regina, Saskatchewan in 2003. In Regina van der Merwe attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School and played for the Rogues Rugby Club where he managed to make the Saskatchewan U-18 and U-21 rugby teams as well as the Prairie Fire of the now defunct Rugby Canada Super League. In 2005 van der Merwe moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he joined the storied James Bay Athletic Association of the British Columbia Premier League. With James Bay, van der Merwe would go on to win Provincial Championships in 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the National Championship in 2007.
Van der Merwe had signed a short-term contract with Saracens F.C. following a break-out performance for Canada at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Van der Merwe had appeared for the team in a number of A League matches as well as making appearances in the 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup. However, van der Merwe would go on to suffer a serious ankle injury which sidelined him for 18 months. This injury saw van der Merwe miss the 2008 Churchill Cup and Canada's 2008 European tour as well as ending his time with Saracens.
Following the 2009 Churchill Cup van der Merwe joined Glasgow Warriors on a two-year contract. Van der Merwe would go on to make his debut for the Scottish side as a replacement against the Cardiff Blues in October of that year. During the 2009–10 Celtic League season van der Merwe made 11 appearances scoring 4 tries in the process for a total of 20 points as well as playing in 4 matches of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup.
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