Duhan van der Merwe (born 4 June 1995) is a South African-born professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and the Scotland national team. He represents

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having qualified on residency grounds. Van der Merwe's rugby career began in

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, South Africa, playing for Outeniqua High School before gaining provincial recognition in youth tournaments. He impressed at the

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, earning a spot on the South Africa Schools team and excelling in the Under-18 International Series. Transitioning to the professional level, he joined the

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' academy in 2014 and made his mark with the South Africa under-20 squad at the

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. He continued to shine domestically with the Blue Bulls and , leading as a top scorer in the

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. His international career began when he became eligible for Scotland in 2020, and he has since represented the nation in the

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and the

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, becoming their all-time top try scorer in 2024.

Early life

Duhan was born to Dulene (mother) and Alhan (father) van der Merwe, in

, a coastal town in the

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province of South Africa. He attended and played rugby for Outeniqa High School (Hoërskool Outeniqua), earning several provincial colours by representing the at youth tournaments. In 2011, he represented SWD outh Western Districtsat the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Queenstown, appearing in all three matches and scoring a try in their 25–8 victory over KwaZulu-Natal. The following year, he played for SWD at the premier schoolboy rugby tournament in South Africa, the Under-18

. He scored four tries – two against the and two against – at the tournament held in

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. He was named in the South Africa Schools team at the conclusion of the tournament, and made two starts for them in the Under-18 International Series, helping them to victories over

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and

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. Still eligible for the Under-18s in 2013, van der Merwe again played in all three of SWD's matches at the Craven Week held in

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. He scored three tries – two against Eastern Province and one in a victory over the – and was again included in the South African Schools team. He scored a try in their 19–14 victory over England in their first match of the 2013 Under-18 International Series, and followed that up with two tries in their next match against France. He didn't score in their final match against Wales, but still finished as the top try scorer in the competition. He also played

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, where he represented South Africa.

Club career

Youth

After high school, van der Merwe moved to

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, where he joined the ' academy for the 2014 season. He returned to domestic action to play for the team in the

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. He made twelve starts in the competition and scored a total of eight tries, the second-highest by a Blue Bulls player and joint-third overall in Group A of the competition. After scoring a single try in matches against and , he scored two tries against the in a 52–27 win. Another try in their second meeting against Western Province was followed by a

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in a 46–24 victory over the Leopards in

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. The helped his side finish top of the log and make it all the way to the final of the competition before losing to Western Province. In addition to his appearance for the Under-19 team, he also played one match for the side, in a 24–10 victory over . He had an operation at the start of 2015, which ruled him out of action for the majority of the season, also ruling him out of contention with a second consecutive Under 20 Championship. He returned to action for the s, making six starts in the Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring one try in their 43–10 victory over . At the start of

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, he played

rugby with , starting all eight of their matches. He scored tries in defeats to and and scored two tries in their 68–25 victory over . In their final match of the regular season against bottom team , Van der Merwe scored six of his side's eleven tries in a 100–25 victory. With bonus points in effect for scoring tries that originated outside the final 22, Van der Merwe's point haul in the match was a massive 48 points and he finished the competition as the top try scorer and the fourth-highest points scorer. After the Varsity Cup, van der Merwe made his domestic first class debut for the in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. He made an appearance as a replacement in a 14–19 defeat to the , and made his first start a week later against the , which would be his final action in a Blue Bulls shirt.

Montpellier

He moved to France in July 2016 to join

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side , signing a youth contract with the team. He made his debut for the senior team in their Round 15 match against , replacing

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. A recurring hip injury, and difficulties adjusting to the culture and language, meant he gained little game time.

Edinburgh

Van der Merwe signed a two-year professional contract with Scottish

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side

ahead of the 2017–18 season. He failed his medical due to a long-standing hip injury, but Edinburgh head coach

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signed him despite this. The injury meant he missed half of his first season. However, his impact afterwards was strong. One area of improvement was seeking to get more involved in the game, from his wing position.

Worcester Warriors

On 4 January 2021, it was announced that Van der Merwe would move to England to sign for

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ahead of the

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season on a long-term deal. Due to the club entering

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all Warriors players had their contracts terminated on 5 October 2022. Only hours after having his contract terminated at Worcester Warriors it was confirmed that Van der Merwe would return to Edinburgh on a long-term deal. He returned to Edinburgh at the end of 2022 following the termination of his contract with Worcester Warriors.

Return to Edinburgh

In December 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with Edinburgh Rugby, committing to remain with the team until at least the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

International career

South Africa U20

Van der Merwe was a late call-up to the South Africa Under-20 squad that participated at the

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in New Zealand, replacing

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who picked up an injury in South Africa's 61–5 victory against

in the opening round in Pool C. Van der Merwe was an unused replacement for their 33–24 victory over hosts

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in their second match, but started their final pool match, a 21–8 victory over

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to help the team finish top of their pool to progress to the semi-finals. He didn't feature in their 32–25 win over New Zealand at that stage, but was named on the bench for the final against

and came on as a replacement in the second half, with South Africa losing 20–21 to finish as runners-up in the competition.

Scotland

Van der Merwe became available for the Scottish international rugby team in Summer 2020. This was based on residency having then lived in Scotland for 3 years since he joined Edinburgh in 2017. He made his international debut for

against

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on 23 October 2020, scoring a try in the process. He doubled his test try-scoring tally on 14 November, touching down one of Scotland's four tries in

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during victory over Italy. then adding another in Dublin on 5 December. Van der Merwe scored the decisive try in Scotland's victory over

in the opening match of the

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. The following month he scored a further two tries against

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in a 52-10 victory. This was followed by another brace in the final match of the championship in Paris, the second coming in 84th minute of play to secure a dramatic last-gasp win, Scotland's first in

since 1999. During this campaign, he became the first player in Scotland history to end a Six Nations tournament as the outright top scorer, excluding joint top scorers. This brought his tally to eight tries in his first ten test matches. Van der Merwe was selected in Scotland's 33-player squad for the

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in France; however, they exited the tournament in the pool stage, failing to beat both Ireland and South Africa. Van der Merwe was then selected for the

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. He scored his first Scotland hat-trick against

, after scoring two in the opener against

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. Van der Merwe was selected for the Scotland team's Skyscanner Americas Tour in the summer of 2024, his two tries on that tour against

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and

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, saw him overtake

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as the scorer of the most international tries for Scotland. In February 2025, during the

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, despite losing the fixture 16–15 he scored a try and won his third consecutive man of the match in the

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against England.

British & Irish Lions

In May 2021, Van der Merwe was selected in the 37-man squad for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. He took to the field in the opening warm-up match against

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, scoring a try in the process and becoming Lion #841. After performing well in the tour's warm up games, scoring five tries in four appearances, he was selected in the starting line up for the first Test and played 70 minutes as the Lions won 17-22. He subsequently played the full 80 minutes of both the second and third Tests as well. In May 2025 Van Der Merwe was again selected, this time by Head Coach

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for the

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Personal life

Van der Merwe and his wife Nika married in 2023. Van der Merwe has an older brother, Akker van der Merwe, who is also a professional rugby union player. Akker plays hooker for the Blue Bulls.

Career statistics

List of international tries

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Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; ) is the Sport governing body, governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Now marketed as Scottish Rugby, it is the second-oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league sys ...

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Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...