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ASK
FRANCO VAN DER MERWE
FAVOURITE TV SERIES?
Scandal
FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION?
Anywhere in Africa
FAVOURITE PLACE TO DINE OUT?
Graze in Ballyhackamore
FAVOURITE HOBBY/PAST TIME?
Travel, golf and reading
IF YOU WERE A CARTOON CHARACTER,
WHO WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
Jonny Bravo, because he is smooth… or at
least he thinks he is!
BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN
GIVEN?
A quote I read when I was 13 by Abraham
Lincoln... “If you fail to prepare, prepare
to fail”
WHAT IS YOUR PRE-MATCH ROUTINE?
I don’t have a specific routine, I just try to
relax before the game
DO YOU HAVE ANY LUCK CHARMS?
No
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO
A YOUNG PERSON PLAYING YOUR
POSITION?
Work hard and be patient
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS/AMBITIONS
FOR THIS SEASON?
To win a trophy
SQUAD Q & A