Marnus Schoeman
| Born | 9 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Waterkloof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marnus Schoeman (born 9 February 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup. His regular playing position is openside flanker.[1]
Rugby career
[edit | edit source]He represents the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Schoeman previously played for Griquas and the Blue Bulls. He has also played for Tuks in the Varsity Cup.
After four seasons with Griquas, Schoeman signed a two-year contract with Nelspruit-based side the Pumas from the 2015 season.[2] He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[3] Schoeman made eight appearances during the season, scoring seven tries, which included two in the semi-final win over the Golden Lions[4] and two in the final,[5] to finish the competition as the Pumas' top try scorer.
He joined the Stormers Super Rugby side on loan for the 2017 season.[6]
International
[edit | edit source]Schoeman represented South Africa U20 at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan and made 5 appearances.
References
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Edenvale, Gauteng
- South African rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Griquas (rugby union) players
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Gauteng
- Pumas (Currie Cup) players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- FC Grenoble Rugby players
- Alumni of Hoërskool Waterkloof
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- World Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- World Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2009 World Games
- Tuks Rugby Club players
- South African rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs