6ft 4in wing Duhan van der Merwe joined the club in the summer of 2017 and immediately affirmed his popularity with 10 tries in his debut season.
The Springbok age-grade internationalist joined the club from Top 14 club Montpellier, where he made three league appearances for the senior side and has crossed the whitewash on each occasion.
Prior to making the move to the northern hemisphere, van der Merwe made two appearances for Super Rugby franchise, Blue Bulls, after playing for the club’s U19 and U21 sides.
The 106kg wing also represented South Africa at U20 level in the 2014 Junior World Championship.
Van de Merwe made an immediate impact for the club after making a return from injury in November 2017. The winger set the ground alight, scoring 10 tries in just 18 appearances, winning him the club's Best Newcomer award at the end of the 2017/18 season.
Van der Merwe's scoring abilities continued during the 2018/19 season, while his brace of intercepted tries against Glasgow Warriors in December 2018's 1872 Cup win at BT Murrayfield will live long in the memory of the capital support.
The winger signed a contract extension in January 2020, keeping him in the capital.
Home Shirt Sponsor: Craneware PLC
Away Shirt Sponsor: Craneware PLC
Date of birth: 04 June 1995
Height: 6'4
Edinburgh Debut: 24 November 2017 (Cheetahs)
Place of birth: George
Weight: 106.1kg
International career

Junior Springboks - 2 Caps
Stats
Appearances
Total Points
Tries
Other players

Jaco Van Der Walt
Fly-half

Matt Gordon
Inside Centre

Eroni Sau
Left-wing

Chris Dean
Inside Centre

Charlie Savala
Fly-half

George Taylor
Outside Centre

Jordan Venter
Inside Centre

Nic Groom
Scrum-half

Korie Winters
Left-wing

Blair Kinghorn
Full-back

Jack Blain
Right-wing

Henry Pyrgos
Scrum-half

Charlie Shiel
Scrum-half

Damien Hoyland
Right-wing

Alec Coombes
Right-wing

James Johnstone
Outside Centre

Mark Bennett
Outside Centre

Jamie Farndale
Right-wing

Dan Nutton
Scrum-half
