Akker VAN DER MERWE
29 years, Hooker
Bio
Akker VAN DER MERWE is a 29-year-old South African rugby player
standing at 1.78 m tall (5 ft 10 in)
and
weighing in at 108 kg
(17 st 0.10 lb; 238.10 lb)
, who currently plays for Sale Sharks in England as hooker.
Nationality of origin
South Africa

Sporting nationality
South Africa

Career
- Lions Rugby (2013 - 2015)
- Racing 92 (2015 - 2016)
- Sharks (2017 - 2019)
- Sale Sharks (2019 - 2021)
Stats and game sheets for season 2020/2021
Tournament | Team | Opponent | Place | N° | D | P | C | T | Points | YC | RC | Min | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premiership 2020 - R14 | Sale | Harlequins | AWAY | 2 | 58' | ||||||||
Premiership 2020 - R15 | Sale | Exeter | HOME | 2 | 65' | ||||||||
Premiership 2020 - R17 | Sale | Bristol | HOME | 2 | 54' | ||||||||
Premiership 2020 - R18 | Sale | Leicester | AWAY | 2 | 54' | ||||||||
Premiership 2020 - R20 | Sale | Bath | HOME | 2 | 51' | ||||||||
Premiership 2020 - R21 | Sale | Northampton | AWAY | 16 | 24' | ||||||||
Premiership - R1 | Sale | Northampton | HOME | 2 | 1 | 5 | 66' | ||||||
Premiership - R2 | Sale | Newcastle | AWAY | 2 | 65' | ||||||||
Premiership - R3 | Sale | London Irish | AWAY | 2 | 1 | 5 | 75' | ||||||
Champions Cup - R1 | Sale | Toulon | AWAY | 2 | 62' | ||||||||
Champions Cup - R2 | Sale | Edinburgh | HOME | 2 | 65' | ||||||||
Premiership - R4 | Sale | Wasps | HOME | 2 | 62' | ||||||||
Premiership - R5 | Sale | Gloucester | AWAY | 2 | 65' | ||||||||
Premiership - R6 | Sale | Worcester | HOME | 2 | 66' | ||||||||
Premiership - R12 | Sale | Newcastle | HOME | 16 | |||||||||
Total : 15 matches | Starter : 87% 13 / 15 |
2 (Avg : 0.1) |
10 (Avg : 0.7) |
832' (Avg : 55') |
Tournament splits
Matches | Starter | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Try | Points | YC | RC | Min | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premiership 2020 | 6 | 83% | 306' | ||||||||
Premiership | 7 | 86% | 2 | 10 | 399' | ||||||
Champions Cup | 2 | 100% | 127' |
Team splits
Matches | Starter | Drop | Pen. | Conv. | Try | Points | YC | RC | Min | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sale
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15 | 87% | 2 | 10 | 832' |