Akker van der Merwe scored 31 tries in 70 appearances for Sale Sharks Sale Sharks have brought in Argentina hooker Agustin Creevy to replace Akker van der Merwe, who has returned to South Africa ...

Van der Merwe is the older brother of Scotland wing Duhan, who has been a revelation at international level over a number of years. Yet Akker played the last of his three Springbok Tests all the ...

Sharks hooker Akker van der Merwe has undergone a minor procedure on his knee, but is expected to be fit for the start of Super Rugby 2019 . Van der Merwe was a standout performer for the Sharks ...

The Bulls have confirmed a three-year contract with Springbok hooker Akker van der Merwe. Van der Merwe joins the Bulls from the English Premiership side, the Sale Sharks, who he had previously been ...

Duhan van der Merwe’s brother Akker and some of his Bulls team-mates were among the spectators at Hive Stadium on Saturday night, part of an unofficial spying mission. The South African team ...

The Springbok alignment camp is under way in Cape Town, and coach Rassie Erasmus has made significant changes at hooker and ...

Although White basically selected his strongest possible team, the omission of Akker van der Merwe on hooker or on the bench is noteworthy. In South Africa, several amateur analysts have already ...

Bulls consolidate second place in the United Rugby Championship (URC) with an emphatic nine-try victory against depleted Dragons in Pretoria.

The Bulls continued to bolster their ranks in this off-season as they confirmed the signings of hooker Akker van der Merwe and fullback Willie le Roux. Van der Merwe, a three-cap Springbok ...

Saracens beat Sale Sharks to win sixth Gallagher Premiership title Saracens beat Sale Sharks 35-25 at Twickenham to win their sixth Gallagher Premiership title, and their first since 2019. May 27 ...

Preview: Exeter Chiefs vs. Sale Sharks - predictions, team news, head to head record Sports Mole previews Saturday's Gallagher Premiership semi-final between defending champions Exeter Chiefs and ...