| Birth name | Mauritz Albertus van den Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, Transvaal Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 April 1948 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Glenwood High School, Durban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Derek van den Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 258
References
- ↑ "Mauritz van den Berg". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ 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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