Flippie van der Merwe

{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}}

{{for|his father|Flip van der Merwe}}

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| birth_name = Philip Rudolph van der Merwe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|07|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dibeng, Northern Cape, South Africa

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| height = {{convert|1.96|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|133|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| position = Tighthead prop

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| province1 = Western Province

| province2 = South Western Districts

| province3 = Free State

| province4 = Western Transvaal

| province5 = Griqualand West

| provinceyears1 = 1977–1980

| provinceyears2 = 1981

| provinceyears3 = 1982–1984

| provinceyears4 = 1985–

| provinceyears5 = 1989

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| provinceapps4 = 43

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| repteam1 = South Africa

| repyears1 = 1981–1989

| repcaps1 = 6

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| children = Flip van der Merwe, François van der Merwe

| school = Diamantveld High School, Kimberley

| university = Stellenbosch University

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Philip "Flippie" Rudolph van der Merwe (born 8 July 1957 in Dibeng, Northern Cape Province) is a South African former rugby union player who played six test matches for the South Africa national rugby union team from 1981 to 1989.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/9362.html|title=Flippie van der Merwe - South Africa|work=ESPN UK|publisher=ESPN Inc.|accessdate=11 September 2018}}