Willie Meyer

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Willie Meyer
Date of birth (1967-11-06) 6 November 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth
Cradock, Eastern Cape
SpouseSonja Laetitia Meyer
ChildrenJana-Mari Meyer, Lisa Meyer
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1996 Eastern Province 105 ()
1997–1998 Cheetahs 35 ()
1999–2002 Golden Lions 34 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2002 Cats 46 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–2002 South Africa 26 (5)

Willie Meyer (born 6 November 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Meyer represented North Eastern Cape schools at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1984 and 1985. He made his provincial debut for Eastern Province in 1989 and played 105 matches for the union, before relocating to the Free State in 1997. From 1999 to 2002, he played for the Golden Lions in the South African provincial competitions and the Cats in Super Rugby.[2][3]

Meyer was selected as part of the end of year touring party to Italy and England in 1995, and sat on the bench for both tests. He played his first

Springboks against Scotland on 6 December 1997 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. His next Test match was in 1999 and he played in three Tests during the year. However, Meyer was a regular member of the Springbok team from 2000 and played 22 Tests from 2000 to 2002. He also played in five tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[4]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)
Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Scotland 68–10 Replacement 6 Dec 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
2.  Italy 101–0
Tighthead prop
19 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban
3.  New Zealand 0–28 Replacement 10 Jul 1999 Carisbrook, Dunedin
4.  Australia 6–32 Replacement 17 Jul 1999
Suncorp Stadium
, Brisbane
5.  Canada 51–18 Replacement 10 Jun 2000
Basil Kenyon Stadium
, East London
6.  England 18–13 Tighthead prop 17 Jun 2000
Loftus Versfeld
, Pretoria
7.  New Zealand 12–25 Replacement 22 Jul 2000
Jade Stadium
, Christchurch
8.  New Zealand 46–40 Replacement 19 Aug 2000 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.  Argentina 37–33 Tighthead prop 12 Nov 2000
River Plate Stadium
, Buenos Aires
10.  Ireland 28–18 Tighthead prop 19 Nov 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
11.  Wales 23–13 Tighthead prop 26 Nov 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
12.  England 17–25 Tighthead prop 2 Dec 2000 Twickenham, London
13.  France 23–32 Replacement 16 Jun 2001 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
14.  France 20–15 Tighthead prop 23 Jun 2001 Kings Park, Durban
15.  Italy 60–14 Tighthead prop 30 Jun 2001
Boet Erasmus
, Port Elizabeth
16.  France 10–20 Replacement 10 Nov 2001 Stade de France, Paris
17.  Italy 54–26 Tighthead prop 1 17 Nov 2001 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
18.  England 9–29 Tighthead prop 24 Nov 2001 Twickenham, London
19.  
United States
43–20 Replacement 1 Dec 2001 Robertson Stadium, Houston
20.  Wales 34–19 Tighthead prop 8 Jun 2002 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
21.  Wales 19–8 Tighthead prop 15 Jun 2002 Newlands, Cape Town
22.  Argentina 49–29 Tighthead prop 29 Jun 2002 PAM Brink Stadium, Springs
23.  New Zealand 20–41 Tighthead prop 20 Jul 2002
Westpac Stadium
, Wellington
24.  New Zealand 23–30 Tighthead prop 10 Aug 2002 Kings Park, Durban
25.  Australia 33–31 Tighthead prop 17 Aug 2002 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
26.  France 10–30 Tighthead prop 9 Nov 2002
Stade Velodrome
, Marseilles

See also

References

  1. ^ "Willie Meyer". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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  3. ^ "Willie Meyer retires". News24. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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