Full name | Marcel Girard Brache | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rondebosch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcel Girard Brache (born 15 October 1987) is an American rugby union player. Brache was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised primarily in South Africa. He currently plays for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR), generally as a centre but can also play wing.
Brache represented Western Province from 2011 to 2013 in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Brache represented the Stormers in Super Rugby during the 2012 season where he made 1 substitute appearance, [1] but did not make the Stormers squad for the 2013 season. [2] Brache previously played for the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup. [3]
Brache joined Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force in late 2013 on a two-year deal before the 2014 Super Rugby season. [4] Brache has played over 30 games for Western Force since his debut before scoring a try. Then, on 7 May 2015, he scored a first half hat-trick for the Western Force in their match against the Sunwolves.
He signed for Major League Rugby team Austin Gilgronis ahead of the 2022 season. [5]
Brache represents the United States national team at the international level and is eligible by birth. [1] Brache debuted for the United States during the November 2016 tests.
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Minutes | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points |
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2012 | Stormers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Force | 9 | 7 | 2 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Force | 14 | 12 | 2 | 875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Force | 13 | 11 | 2 | 870 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Total | 37 | 30 | 7 | 2341 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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