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To play and train with club and country – he played 24 Tests and appeared in two World Cups –Van der Merwve would make the 400-mile round trip to Windhoek two or three times a week although in Namibia those distances are nothing special. Playing rugby in Namibia usually involves some sort of sacrifice, or at least an unusual degree of dedication.
Take Van Vuuren who wrote his own small chapter of sporting history in 2003 by becoming the first and thus far only sportsman to play in both the cricket and rugby World Cups.
That would be remarkable enough if, while combining that twi...

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