Salmaan Moerat

Salmaan Moerat (born 6 March 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Stormers in United Rugby Championship and Western Province in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Salmaan Moerat

Moerat in 2022
Date of birth	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Paarl, South Africa
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
School	Paarl Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Stormers / Western Province Youth career 2011 Boland Cavaliers 2014–2019 Western Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–present Stormers 48 (5) 2018–present Western Province 30 (0) Correct as of 23 July 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 South Africa Schools 2017–2018 South Africa Under-20 10 (0) 2022– South Africa 11 (0) Correct as of 1 October 2024

Moerat has captained the DHL Stormers, including being the first Stormers captain in the United Rugby Championship (URC) in 2021.^[2]

Moerat became the first ever Muslim player to lead the Springboks in a Test match in the match against Portugal at Free State Stadium on 20 July 2024.^[3][4]

Statistics

Test match record

As of 12 July 2025

Opponent	P	W	D	L	Try	Pts	%Won
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Australia	2	2	0	0	0	0	100
Ireland	2	1	0	1	0	0	50
Italy	2	2	0	0	0	0	100
Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
Wales	2	2	0	0	0	0	100
Total	11	9	0	2	0	0	81.82