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Marcell Coetzee
South Africa international rugby union player
Marcell Cornelius Coetzee (born 8 May 1991) is a South African rugby union player who is the captain for South African side the Blue Bulls. He plays as a flanker.
| Full name | Marcell Cornelius Coetzee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Port Natal High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Coetzee joined Japanese Top League side Honda Heat for the 2015–2016 season.[5]
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]
In December 2020 the Bulls confirmed that Coetzee would join the franchise in June 2021 on a three-year deal.[9]
Test Match Record
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Tri | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 75 |
 Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
 England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
 Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
 Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
 Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100 |
 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
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | 2012 Rugby Championship | 18 August 2012 | Won 27-6 |
| 2 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55-6 |
| 3 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55-6 |
| 4 | Argentina | Salta, Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | 2014 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2014 | Won 33-31 |
| 5 | Australia | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | 2014 Rugby Championship | 27 September 2014 | Won 28-10 |
| 6 | Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Aviva Stadium | End-of-year rugby test series | 8 November 2014 | Lost 15-29 |
- "Ulster Rugby | Senior Team". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- "Marcell Coetzee included in Sharks 22". The Sharks Academy. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- "System mirrors our place behind South Africa and New Zealand | The Australian". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
- "Springbok Supporter – Marcell Coetzee". springboksupporter.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
- "新加入選手のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). Honda Heat. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- "Marcell Coetzee signing confirmed" (Press release). Ulster Rugby. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- Ulster flanker Marcell Coetzee ruled out for nine months, BBC Sport, 13 October 2017.
- "Ulster's Coetzee named Pro14 Players' Player of the Season". the42. April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Bulls confirm high-profile Marcell Coetzee signing". planet rugby. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- Marcell Coetzee at ESPNscrum
- Marcell Coetzee at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Sharks Profile
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