“They’ve got so many boys to choose from, so many boys,” he said. var c = document.createElement("script"); Sports News and Highlights from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and leagues around the world. His team-mate Bill Mata earned the accolade last season. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. pic.twitter.com/u0PG5cyIeb, — Edinburgh Rugby (@EdinburghRugby) December 16, 2018. ? South African rugby news, fixtures, results, video, interviews, and more. Now we have got a backline that can cause damage and a forwards pack that can cause a lot of damage, so teams now are thinking, ‘Oh s**t, which way are they going to play?’, “We’re going to try and win the Challenge Cup and get into the semi-finals, even the final of the PRO14. 'nice try' . _taboola.push({ ‘He is quick, strong and makes a lot of line breaks and tackle breaks. If you’d given 21-year-old Duhan van der Merwe a map and a marker pen and asked him to circle Edinburgh – even to sketch a line around the right continent – the enormous winger would have been hopelessly flummoxed. Van der Merwe, who turns 25 next month, is now available on residency grounds after completing three years at Edinburgh, where he has racked up 31 tries in 57 games. I would have liked it to start earlier than when I was turning 22. “The same happened to my brother. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. Former Vodacom Blue Bulls wing Duhan van der Merwe is in line for a Scotland debut whenever international rugby resumes after the coronavirus pandemic, head coach Gregor Townsend has confirmed. Press J to jump to the feed. a || ( a = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0] || document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0]); Edit: https://youtu.be/gtPO11P6COg (link to his highlights for anyone interested). The fact van der Merwe played against Glasgow was initially a surprise. a.parentNode.insertBefore(c, a); 10.4k Followers, 507 Following, 216 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Duhi (@duhanvandermerwe) Edinburgh are still involved in Europe and travel to France to take on Bordeaux-Begles in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals next week. “There’s boys who got opportunities [on Friday], but that game is not going to determine what happens next week,” he stated. “As you get it older, it just gets harder and harder and harder because there are youngsters coming in the whole time and you still have to compete with boys older than you, internationals and all that. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. One of the best Full Backs in the World. “I’m not sure Leicester have decided where they’re at", Cockerill talks Tigers https://t.co/qSsVzqqL8G, — RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) November 27, 2019. He always pushed me, told me it was going to work out. Access Free 30 Day Trial to Ad Free Rugby Content on The XV Now, 'I knew nothing about Edinburgh. He took a bad line. You look at all those boys they’re signing and you’re thinking, do I really have a shot here? a = parent.document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0] || document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; Townsend has spoken to the powerful wing several times during the season and again in the last couple of weeks, indicating Van der Merwe could have made his Test bow against his native South Africa in July. Groom: Duhan good enough for Test rugby The 25-year-old was impressive all season, topping out the Opta stats charts for defenders beaten (76), metres made (906) and clean breaks (31) while also scoring seven tries and setting up two. I genuinely couldn’t have won this without the help of everyone at Edinburgh and I can’t wait to push the club further next season.’, ALSO READ: Duhan ready for Scotland call-up. Duhan van der Merwe has scored 28 tries in 53 Edinburgh appearances European Challenge Cup Pool 3: Edinburgh v Agen Venue: Murrayfield Stadium Date: Saturday, 18 January Kick-off: 15:00 GMT He definitely had the speed to beat him to the edge. Kebble, 27, has been a first choice for the Warriors with Van der Walt, 26, a regular starter in the Scottish capital. Playing time was lean, but Scott Wisemantel, Eddie Jones’ attack coach, poured hours of extra drills into him. mode: 'alternating-thumbnails-a', ‘We do have competition in that position,’ noted Townsend, also citing the likes of former Griquas wing Kyle Steyn, who made his debut off the bench against France in March, his Glasgow teammate Ratu Tagive and Byron McGuigan, the former Border Bulldogs player. The 25-year-old passed the residency qualification to play for Scotland during lockdown which means he is now a contender to be involved in the upcoming Autumn Test schedule.