Flip van der Merwe
Full names: Phillip Rudolph
Date of birth: 3 Jun 1985
Place of birth: Potchefstroom
School: Grey College
Springbok no: 818
Springbok debut province: Blue Bulls
Physical: 1.99m, 118.0kg
Current age: 39
Test summary: Tests: 37 Tries: 1
First Test: 12 Jun 2010 Age 25 - Reserve against France at Newlands, Cape Town
Last Test: 15 Aug 2015 Age 30 - Reserve against Argentina at Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires
Tours Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England 2010 Ireland, Scotland & England 2012 Wales, Scotland & France 2013
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
12 Jun 2010 25Reserve France Newlands, Cape Town Win: 42-17  Blue Bulls
26 Jun 2010 25Reserve Italy Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Win: 55-111 try Blue Bulls
24 Jul 2010 25Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 13-30  Blue Bulls
21 Aug 2010 25Lock New Zealand National Stadium, Johannesburg Lose: 22-29  Blue Bulls
28 Aug 2010 25Lock Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 44-31  Blue Bulls
04 Sep 2010 25Reserve Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 39-41  Blue Bulls
06 Nov 2010 25Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 23-21  Blue Bulls
13 Nov 2010 25Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 29-25  Blue Bulls
20 Nov 2010 25Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 17-21  Blue Bulls
27 Nov 2010 25Reserve England Twickenham, London Win: 21-11  Blue Bulls
23 Jul 2011 26Lock Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney Lose: 20-39  Blue Bulls
09 Jun 2012 27Reserve England Kingspark, Durban Win: 22-17  Blue Bulls
16 Jun 2012 27Reserve England Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 36-27  Blue Bulls
23 Jun 2012 27Reserve England Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Draw: 14-14  Blue Bulls
18 Aug 2012 27Reserve Argentina Newlands, Cape Town Win: 27-6  Blue Bulls
25 Aug 2012 27Reserve Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Draw: 16-16  Blue Bulls
08 Sep 2012 27Reserve Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 19-26  Blue Bulls
15 Sep 2012 27Lock New Zealand Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Lose: 11-21  Blue Bulls
29 Sep 2012 27Reserve Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 31-8  Blue Bulls
06 Oct 2012 27Reserve New Zealand National Stadium, Johannesburg Lose: 16-32  Blue Bulls
10 Nov 2012 27Reserve Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 16-12  Blue Bulls
17 Nov 2012 27Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 21-10  Blue Bulls
24 Nov 2012 27Reserve England Twickenham, London Win: 16-15  Blue Bulls
08 Jun 2013 28Reserve Italy Kingspark, Durban Win: 44-10  Blue Bulls
15 Jun 2013 28Reserve Scotland Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 30-17  Blue Bulls
22 Jun 2013 28Lock Samoa Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 56-23  Blue Bulls
17 Aug 2013 28Reserve Argentina National Stadium, Johannesburg Win: 73-13  Blue Bulls
24 Aug 2013 28Reserve Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Win: 22-17  Blue Bulls
07 Sep 2013 28Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 38-12  Blue Bulls
14 Sep 2013 28Lock New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 15-29  Blue Bulls
28 Sep 2013 28Lock Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 28-8  Blue Bulls
09 Nov 2013 28Lock Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 24-15  Blue Bulls
17 Nov 2013 28Lock Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 28-0  Blue Bulls
23 Nov 2013 28Lock France Stade de France, Paris Win: 19-10  Blue Bulls
21 Jun 2014 29Lock Wales Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 31-30  Blue Bulls
25 Jul 2015 30Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 20-27  Blue Bulls
15 Aug 2015 30Reserve Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 26-12  Blue Bulls