Marcell Coetzee

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Marcell Coetzee
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Full nameMarcell Cornelius Coetzee
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 35)
Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)[1]
SchoolPort Natal High School
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls
Youth career
2010–2011 Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013 Sharks XV 8 (15)
2011–2013 Sharks (Currie Cup) 24 (5)
2011–2016 Sharks 74 (70)
2015–2016 Honda Heat 9 (15)
2016–2021 Ulster 57 (75)
2021– Bulls 60 (80)
2021– Blue Bulls 8 (10)
2022–2023 Kobelco Kobe Steelers 10 (20)
Correct as of 4 January 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012– South Africa 31 (30)
2015 Springbok XV 1 (0)
Correct as of 4 January 2023

Marcell Cornelius Coetzee (born 8 May 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who is the captain for South African side the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship. He plays as a flanker.

South Africa

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Coetzee made his debut in Super Rugby for the Sharks against the Brumbies on Saturday 7 May 2011.[2] He has offloading skills that have been likened to those of Sonny Bill Williams.[3]

Heyneke Meyer, Springboks coach, included him in the national squad to face England in a test series where Coetzee made his Springbok test debut on 9 June 2012 in Durban.[4]

Top League

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Coetzee joined Japanese Top League side Honda Heat for the 2015–2016 season.[5]

Ulster Rugby

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In February 2016, it was announced that he would join Irish Pro12 side Ulster on a three-year deal starting in the 2016–2017 season.[6] Coetzee featured sparingly in his first two seasons with Ulster, due to recurring knee injury problems.[7] Coetzee was the 2020–21 joint top try-scorer (9) and the 2020–21 Pro14 Players' Player of the Season in his final season with Ulster.[8]

Return to South Africa

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In December 2020 the Bulls confirmed that Coetzee would join the franchise in June 2021 on a three-year deal.[9]

Honours

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Springbok statistics

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Test Match Record

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Against Pld W D L Tri Con Pen DG Pts %Won
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 75
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 50
File:Flag of England.svg England 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 50
Error creating thumbnail:  Italy 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 100
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 26 17 2 7 6 0 0 0 30 65.38

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

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Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result
1 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Cape Town, South Africa Newlands Stadium 2012 Rugby Championship 18 August 2012 Won 27-6
2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Port Elizabeth, South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Mid-year rugby test series 28 June 2014 Won 55-6
3 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Port Elizabeth, South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Mid-year rugby test series 28 June 2014 Won 55-6
4 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Salta, Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena 2014 Rugby Championship 23 August 2014 Won 33-31
5 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cape Town, South Africa Newlands Stadium 2014 Rugby Championship 27 September 2014 Won 28-10
6 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium End-of-year rugby test series 8 November 2014 Lost 15-29

References

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  7. ^ Ulster flanker Marcell Coetzee ruled out for nine months, BBC Sport, 13 October 2017.
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