Franco Van Der Merwe rugby player
Franco Van Der Merwe rugby player

Franco van der Merwe

15th Mar 1983 1.98m/115kg No 5 Lock

Ulster unchanged for Leinster clash

9 years ago by Ulster Rugby News

Ulster Head Coach, Neil Doak, has named the same side that recorded a bonus point win over Connacht a fortnight ago for tomorrow evening's Guinness PRO12 match against Leinster at Kingspan Stadium (kick...

Ulster one win away from PRO12 play-off after Connact victory

9 years ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

By Michael Sadlier – 13 April 2015First, there was the confusing stand-off just prior to kick-off when both sides insisted that they were the ones starting into...

Best, Bowe and Payne return for Ulster

9 years ago by Ulster Rugby News

Rory Best, Tommy Bowe and Jared Payne have all been named in the Ulster team to face Connacht at the Sportsground tomorrow afternoon (kick off 14:40). They are three of 13 Ireland internationals named...

Jackson and Olding return to face Cardiff Blues

9 years ago by Ulster Rugby News

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been named in the Ulster side to face Cardiff Blues at Kingspan Stadium tomorrow evening (kick off 19:35). The pair suffered elbow injuries against Toulon in January...

Pienaar inspires Ulster fightback

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Ulster came from behind to move level on points with Glasgow Warriors at the top of the Pro12 table. Ruan Pienaar-inspired the 25-20 victory at the Kingspan Stadium. A frustrating first half saw...

Humphreys to win 100th cap for Ulster

9 years ago by Ulster Rugby News

Ian Humphreys is set to make his 100th Ulster appearance after being named in the team for Friday's sold-out Guinness PRO12 clash against Scarlets at Kingspan Stadium (kick off 7. 35pm). In one of...

Doak and Ulster happy to keep winning ugly

9 years ago by Ulster Rugby News

Ulster head coach Neil Doak was pleased with the character his side showed after clinging on at the death of their GUINNESS PRO12 victory over Edinburgh on Friday. Edinburgh were denied a ninth consecutive...

Pienaar pulls strings to lift 13-man Ulster up to second

9 years ago by Irish Independent

Ulster survived the sending-off of Stuart McCloskey and the sin-binning of Franco van der Merwe to eke out a deserved victory at Murrayfield that lifts them up to second in the Pro12 table.

Cave helps Ulster into second

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Darren Cave's second-half try proved to be the match winner as Ulster ended Edinburgh's winning run at Murrayfield to climb up to second in the Pro12 table. Edinburgh were looking to rack up a ninth...

Iain Henderson returns to face Edinburgh

9 years ago by Ulster Rugby News

Ireland international, Iain Henderson, will start for Ulster against Edinburgh at Murrayfield tomorrow night (kick off 19:35). Henderson, who signed a new three-year contract with Ulster Rugby yesterday,...