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Marius Hurter

Marius Hurter

South African rugby union footballer


Marius Hofmeyr Hurter (born 8 October 1970), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1995 and 1997. He was a member of the Springbok Squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[1]

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Career

Provincial and club

Hurter made his provincial debut in 1992 for Western Transvaal and in 1994 moved to Northern Transvaal. In 1998 he relocated to Cape Town, to play for Western Province in the South African provincial competitions and for the Stormers in Super Rugby.[2]

At the end of the 1998 South African season, Hurter moved to the United Kingdom and joined the Newcastle Falcons and played for the club from 1998 to 2004, winning the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2001 and 2004.[3]

International

He played his first game for the Springboks on 30 May 1995 against Romania during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Hurter played in a total of thirteen test - and five tour matches, scoring one try in a tour match, for the Springboks.[4]

Test history

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Accolades

In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Hall of fame.[5]

See also


References

  1. "Marius Hurter". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 332. ISBN 0958423148.
  3. "Hurter flees Falcons nest for SA". BBC. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 148. ISBN 0958423148.
  5. "Hall of fame > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011. Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011

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