Heinke van der Merwe (born 3 May 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a professional South African rugby union player.

His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009 where he played in one test and two touring matches.

In June 2010, van der Merwe joined Leinster on a 2-year contract, replacing CJ van der Linde at the province.

[1] In November 2012, van der Merwe was called up to the South African squad for their European tour, due to injury cover.

This South Africa rugby union biography is a stub.