Willie Meyer
Full names: Willie
Date of birth: 6 Nov 1967
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth
School: Marlow
Springbok no: 663
Springbok debut province: Cheetahs
Physical: 1.85m, 113.4kg
Current age: 56
Test summary: Tests: 26 Tries: 1
First Test: 6 Dec 1997 Age 30 - Reserve against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Last Test: 9 Nov 2002 Age 35 - Tight-head Prop against France at Stade Velodrome, Marseilles
Tours Italy & England 1995 Italy, France, England & Scotland 1997 Wales, Scotland, Ireland & England 1998 Argentina, Ireland, Wales & England 2000 France, Italy, England & USA 2001 France, Scotland & England 2002
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
06 Dec 1997 30Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 68-10  Cheetahs
19 Jun 1999 31Tight-head Prop Italy Kingspark, Durban Win: 101-0  Lions
10 Jul 1999 31Reserve New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin Lose: 0-28  Lions
17 Jul 1999 31Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 6-32  Lions
10 Jun 2000 32Reserve Canada Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 51-18  Lions
17 Jun 2000 32Tight-head Prop England Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 18-13  Lions
22 Jul 2000 32Reserve New Zealand Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch Lose: 12-25  Lions
19 Aug 2000 32Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 46-40  Lions
12 Nov 2000 33Tight-head Prop Argentina River Plate, Buenos Aires Win: 37-33  Lions
19 Nov 2000 33Tight-head Prop Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 28-18  Lions
26 Nov 2000 33Tight-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 23-13  Lions
02 Dec 2000 33Tight-head Prop England Twickenham, London Lose: 17-25  Lions
16 Jun 2001 33Reserve France Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 23-32  Lions
23 Jun 2001 33Tight-head Prop France Kingspark, Durban Win: 20-15  Lions
30 Jun 2001 33Tight-head Prop Italy Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 60-14  Lions
10 Nov 2001 34Reserve France Stade de France, Paris Lose: 10-20  Lions
17 Nov 2001 34Tight-head Prop Italy Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa Win: 54-261 try Lions
24 Nov 2001 34Tight-head Prop England Twickenham, London Lose: 9-29  Lions
01 Dec 2001 34Reserve USA Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston Win: 43-20  Lions
08 Jun 2002 34Tight-head Prop Wales Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 34-19  Lions
15 Jun 2002 34Tight-head Prop Wales Newlands, Cape Town Win: 19-8  Lions
29 Jun 2002 34Tight-head Prop Argentina P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs Win: 49-29  Lions
20 Jul 2002 34Tight-head Prop New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 20-41  Lions
10 Aug 2002 34Tight-head Prop New Zealand Kingspark, Durban Lose: 23-30  Lions
17 Aug 2002 34Tight-head Prop Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 33-31  Lions
09 Nov 2002 35Tight-head Prop France Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Lose: 10-30  Lions

Sketch in 1997 SA vs Scotland programme

Willie Meyer was a member of the South Africa A side defeated by their Scottish equivalents in Hawick last year. A stalwart of Eastern Province from 1989 to 1996, winning the Player of the Year title in 1995, he joined Free State this season and brought added steel to the Cheetahs' pack. His first representative honour was for the North Eastern Cape under-19 side at Craven Week in 1984-85 and he has also represented the South African Barbarians. He toured with the Springboks to Italy and England in 1995.