| Willie Meyer | |
| Birth Place: | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1967 |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| Weight: | 120kg |
| Ru Position: | Tighthead prop |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1989–1996 |
| Ru Provinceyears2: | 1997–1998 |
| Ru Provinceyears3: | 1999–2002 |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 105 |
| Ru Provinceapps2: | 35 |
| Ru Provinceapps3: | 34 |
| Superyears1: | 1998–2002 |
| Superapps1: | 46 |
| Superpoints1: | 5 |
| Ru Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Repyears1: | 1995–2002 |
| Repcaps1: | 26 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Spouse: | Sonja Laetitia Meyer |
| Children: | Jana-Mari Meyer, Lisa Meyer |
| School: | Marlow Agricultural High School, Cradock, Eastern Cape |
Willie Meyer (born 6 November 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Meyer represented schools at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1984 and 1985. He made his provincial debut for in 1989 and played 105 matches for the union, before relocating to the in 1997. From 1999 to 2002, he played for the in the South African provincial competitions and the in Super Rugby.[2] [3]
Meyer was selected as part of the end of year touring party to Italy and England in 1995, and sat on the bench for both tests. He played his first test match for the Springboks against on 6 December 1997 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. His next Test match was in 1999 and he played in three Tests during the year. However, Meyer was a regular member of the Springbok team from 2000 and played 22 Tests from 2000 to 2002. He also played in five tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[4]
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 68–10 | Replacement | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |||
| 2. | 101–0 | 19 Jun 1999 | Kings Park, Durban | ||||
| 3. | 0–28 | Replacement | 10 Jul 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | |||
| 4. | 6–32 | Replacement | 17 Jul 1999 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |||
| 5. | 51–18 | Replacement | 10 Jun 2000 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London | |||
| 6. | 18–13 | Tighthead prop | 17 Jun 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |||
| 7. | 12–25 | Replacement | 22 Jul 2000 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
| 8. | 46–40 | Replacement | 19 Aug 2000 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |||
| 9. | 37–33 | Tighthead prop | 12 Nov 2000 | River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires | |||
| 10. | 28–18 | Tighthead prop | 19 Nov 2000 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |||
| 11. | 23–13 | Tighthead prop | 26 Nov 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | |||
| 12. | 17–25 | Tighthead prop | 2 Dec 2000 | Twickenham, London | |||
| 13. | 23–32 | Replacement | 16 Jun 2001 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |||
| 14. | 20–15 | Tighthead prop | 23 Jun 2001 | Kings Park, Durban | |||
| 15. | 60–14 | Tighthead prop | 30 Jun 2001 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | |||
| 16. | 10–20 | Replacement | 10 Nov 2001 | Stade de France, Paris | |||
| 17. | 54–26 | Tighthead prop | 1 | 17 Nov 2001 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | ||
| 18. | 9–29 | Tighthead prop | 24 Nov 2001 | Twickenham, London | |||
| 19. | 43–20 | Replacement | 1 Dec 2001 | Robertson Stadium, Houston | |||
| 20. | 34–19 | Tighthead prop | 8 Jun 2002 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |||
| 21. | 19–8 | Tighthead prop | 15 Jun 2002 | Newlands, Cape Town | |||
| 22. | 49–29 | Tighthead prop | 29 Jun 2002 | PAM Brink Stadium, Springs | |||
| 23. | 20–41 | Tighthead prop | 20 Jul 2002 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | |||
| 24. | 23–30 | Tighthead prop | 10 Aug 2002 | Kings Park, Durban | |||
| 25. | 33–31 | Tighthead prop | 17 Aug 2002 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |||
| 26. | 10–30 | Tighthead prop | 9 Nov 2002 | Stade Velodrome, Marseilles |