DUHAN van der Merwe has rejoined Edinburgh on a long-term deal after the company holding his and the other Worcester Warriors players’ contracts was wound up.
The capital club announced the signing of the 27-year-old - who left in the summer of 2021 after four highly successful seasons - at 5pm via Twitter. "Burgh fans, he's coming home," the tweet read. "Scotland star and British & Irish Lion Duhan van der Merwe has rejoined the club on a long-term deal. Welcome back to the capital, Duhi!"
Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair first said several weeks ago that he was interested in bringing Van der Merwe back after it became clear that Worcester were in severe financial difficulties. Since then, the English club has been suspended from all competitions by the RFU and gone into administration. Yesterday’s winding-up of WRFC Players Ltd, the subsidiary company which held the players' contracts, meant those players were free to move on.
