Maties wing Van der Merwe becomes leading Varsity Cup try scorer
Star player scores a hat-trick in big victory by defending champions over Pukke to make it five in a row
Edwill van der Merwe’s hat-trick of tries against Pukke on March 4 took his tally for the season to five and 22 overall, making the Maties left wing the leading try scorer in the history of the Varsity Cup. The former Paul Roos pupil is in his final year in the competition that began in 2008. Maties won the first three editions but had to wait eight years to add to their tally after destroying Potchefstroom Pukke 40-7 at the Danie Craven Stadium in 2018. The two sides were at it again at the same venue in Stellenbosch last Monday, and a similar result played out as the defending champions cruised to a 40-15 victory to make it five wins in a row and maintain their lead in the nine-team standings with a 24-point haul from a possible 25. Van der Merwe, surprisingly, has been unable to play at a higher level. The former SA Schools and SA Junior player though, is highly rated by his coach, Hawies Fourie. “Edwill is a classy player who should by now have been given a chance to play at sen...
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