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.
[1] Van der Merwe made his provincial debut for WP in 1977 while a student at Stellenbosch University.
[2] Van der Merwe made his test debut in 1981 against New Zealand on 29 August 1981 at Athletic Park in Wellington.
He played his last test match for the Springboks, eight years later, against the World XV at Newlands.
In 1986, van der Merwe was selected to represent the Overseas Unions XV against the Five Nations XV in a match played at Twickenham Stadium to commemorate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board.