# Willie Meyer

Willie Meyer (born 6 November 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.

## Playing career

Meyer represented North Eastern Cape schools at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1984 and 1985. He made his provincial debut for Eastern Province in 1989 and played 105 matches for the union, before relocating to the Free State in 1997. From 1999 to 2002, he played for the Golden Lions in the South African provincial competitions and the Cats in Super Rugby.
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 Scotland 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.

### Test history

| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
| 1. | Scotland | 68–10 | Replacement | | 6 Dec 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| 2. | Italy | 101–0 | Tighthead prop | | 19 Jun 1999 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 3. | New Zealand | 0–28 | Replacement | | 10 Jul 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
| 4. | Australia | 6–32 | Replacement | | 17 Jul 1999 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 5. | Canada | 51–18 | Replacement | | 10 Jun 2000 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London |
| 6. | England | 18–13 | Tighthead prop | | 17 Jun 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 7. | New Zealand | 12–25 | Replacement | | 22 Jul 2000 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
| 8. | New Zealand | 46–40 | Replacement | | 19 Aug 2000 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 9. | Argentina | 37–33 | Tighthead prop | | 12 Nov 2000 | River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 10. | Ireland | 28–18 | Tighthead prop | | 19 Nov 2000 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 11. | Wales | 23–13 | Tighthead prop | | 26 Nov 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| 12. | England | 17–25 | Tighthead prop | | 2 Dec 2000 | Twickenham, London |
| 13. | France | 23–32 | Replacement | | 16 Jun 2001 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 14. | France | 20–15 | Tighthead prop | | 23 Jun 2001 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 15. | Italy | 60–14 | Tighthead prop | | 30 Jun 2001 | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth |
| 16. | France | 10–20 | Replacement | | 10 Nov 2001 | Stade de France, Paris |
| 17. | Italy | 54–26 | Tighthead prop | 1 | 17 Nov 2001 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| 18. | England | 9–29 | Tighthead prop | | 24 Nov 2001 | Twickenham, London |
| 19. | United States | 43–20 | Replacement | | 1 Dec 2001 | Robertson Stadium, Houston |
| 20. | Wales | 34–19 | Tighthead prop | | 8 Jun 2002 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 21. | Wales | 19–8 | Tighthead prop | | 15 Jun 2002 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 22. | Argentina | 49–29 | Tighthead prop | | 29 Jun 2002 | PAM Brink Stadium, Springs |
| 23. | New Zealand | 20–41 | Tighthead prop | | 20 Jul 2002 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 24. | New Zealand | 23–30 | Tighthead prop | | 10 Aug 2002 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 25. | Australia | 33–31 | Tighthead prop | | 17 Aug 2002 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 26. | France | 10–30 | Tighthead prop | | 9 Nov 2002 | Stade Velodrome, Marseilles |