Canada's SA rugby star

Daniel Tailliferre Hauman van der Merwe was born in Worcester in 1986. He began playing rugby at age five and later made the Boland under-16 team. In 2003 his family immigrated to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada where he attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School and made the Saskatchewan under-18, under-21 and RCSL Prairie Fire teams. He also played gridiron in Regina. In 2005 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia, where he played for James Bay. He made his debut for Canada against Barbados, scoring two tries. In 2006 he was a member of Canada's tour to Wales and Italy, winning his second cap against Italy. He toured with Canada to New Zealand in June 2007, and returned to international action in August to score two tries against Portugal. He recently joined Saracens in London, on loan from the Canadian national side after a successful Rugby World Cup where he scored a try against Japan. The son of a medical doctor, Daniel (aka DTH) is studying criminology.