Rugby has always been in my blood and I landed in Canada on the Saturday and played my first match on the Sunday. van der merwe Welcome to the Official Rugby CV of Canadian International speedstar DTH Van Dr Merwe. And from a business point of view, the impact of the pandemic has been felt across the board. Sport24 asked: Did you ever come close to signing for an SA team? When I faced them in pool play, I would like to have crossed the whitewash and saw a couple chances go begging. Van der Merwe, the 33-year-old Canada wing who holds his country's all-time try-scoring record, was born in South Africa. The Canadian flyer spent six years at the club after signing in 2009, before re-joining the club in March 2018. - Siya Kolisi reveals cheeky jibe that inspired Stormers' win, Players express themselves at Loftus as SA Rugby recommits to fighting discrimination and racism, SA's Darryn Binder follows in brother Brad's footsteps, wins Moto3 Catalan Grand Prix, Gauteng bosses ordered to pay back R30 million after SIU probe into PPE looting scandal, An ocean love affair: How this SA filmmaker’s unlikely bond with an octopus turned into a popular Netflix documentary, Post Office faces a grant payment crisis as it begs for R1 billion. "I'm proud to have been a part of this club's journey, from the days at Firhill to where we are today," he told Glasgow's club website.external-link, "I'm still looking to play for another couple of years - I'm not ready to call it quits yet - but I'm looking forward to keeping an eye on Glasgow from wherever we end up next.". DTH van der Merwe is set to play in Major League Rugby beginning in the 2021 season. Mathieu Bastareaud plays for Rugby United New York and Chris Robshaw has signed for San Diego Legion. DTH van der Merwe is to leave Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season, two and a bit years after returning for his second spell with the team. Sport24 asked: How do you feel about a potential PR016 tournament? I was a year younger than the stage I was supposed to be at and the talent in South Africa is so vast that you really have to stand out at schoolboy level in order to make it any further. With 54 tries in 123 appearances for the club so far,van … DTH van der Merwe: The talk of an expanded PRO14 competition is news to me but my initial reaction to more South African teams moving north is positive. I was in talks quite a few times with Western Province but it just didn't quite work out. Or was this always set to be the case? In our younger days, we were part of something called the Kalahari Vasbyt albeit in different years. There are a couple of options available to me but I’m pretty close to nailing it down. I’m a proud South African and Canadian as well. DTH is currently playing his 6th season at Glasgow Warriors where he holds the clubs record for most tries, scoring 34 in 85 games with a reputation of one … Nosotros y nuestros socios almacenaremos y/o accederemos a la información de tu dispositivo mediante el uso de cookies y tecnologías similares, a fin de mostrar anuncios y contenido personalizados, evaluar anuncios y contenido, obtener datos sobre la audiencia y desarrollar el producto. It’s been great for us to travel to South Africa to play against the Cheetahs and Southern Kings. DTH van der Merwe, Glasgow Warriors all-time record try scorer and one of the most popular imports to play for the club, is moving on from Scotstoun at the end of this season. A newsletter dedicated to the best conversations and comments on News24. Read about our approach to external linking. The feeling was that Glasgow were overpopulated in the wing position and my presence could potentially block the pathway for young Scottish talent to come through. Canada's World Cup stalwart opens up on players' need for support - especially for life after rugby - ahead of World Mental Health Day. Información sobre tu dispositivo y conexión a Internet, incluida tu dirección IP, Actividad de navegación y búsqueda al utilizar sitios web y aplicaciones de Verizon Media. “He’s a top man and we wish DTH, Gill and the kids well in their next endeavour.”.