Mauritz van den Berg

South African rugby union player

Rugby player
Mauritz van den Berg
Birth nameMauritz Albertus van den Berg
Date of birth(1909-05-09)9 May 1909
Place of birthPretoria, Transvaal Colony
Date of death9 April 1948(1948-04-09) (aged 38)
Place of deathCape Town, South Africa
SchoolGlenwood High School, Durban
ChildrenDerek van den Berg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Gardens RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1932–1940 Western Province ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1937 South Africa 4 (0)
1937 South Africa (tour) 14 (15)

Mauritz Albertus van den Berg (9 May 1909 – 9 April 1948) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Van den Berg played provincial rugby for the Western Province in the South African Currie Cup competition. He was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first test matches for South Africa on 26 June 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He then played all three test matches in the test series victory against New Zealand.[2]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Australia 9–5 Lock 26 Jun 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
2.  New Zealand 7–13 Lock 14 Aug 1937 Athletic Park, Wellington
3.  New Zealand 13–6 Lock 4 Sep 1937 Lancaster Park, Christchurch
4.  New Zealand 17–6 Lock 25 Sep 1937 Eden Park, Auckland

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mauritz van den Berg". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 246. ISBN 9780620872041.
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