Marcell Coetzee

Marcell Coetzee

Full name	Marcell Cornelius Coetzee
Date of birth	(1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 34)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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

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

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

Ulster Rugby

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

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

Honours

• Currie Cup winner 2021
• Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
• United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021–22
• Players' Player of the Season Guinness PRO14 2020–21
• Top try scorer United Rugby Championship 2020–21, 2021–22
• Selected in the United Rugby Championship "Dream Team" 2020–21, 2021–22

Springbok statistics

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

References

1. "Ulster Rugby | Senior Team". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
2. "Marcell Coetzee included in Sharks 22". The Sharks Academy. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
3. "System mirrors our place behind South Africa and New Zealand | The Australian". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
4. "Springbok Supporter – Marcell Coetzee". springboksupporter.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
5. "新加入選手のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). Honda Heat. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
6. "Marcell Coetzee signing confirmed" (Press release). Ulster Rugby. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
7. Ulster flanker Marcell Coetzee ruled out for nine months, BBC Sport, 13 October 2017.
8. "Ulster's Coetzee named Pro14 Players' Player of the Season". the42. April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. "Bulls confirm high-profile Marcell Coetzee signing". planet rugby. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

External links

• Marcell Coetzee at European Professional Club Rugby
• Marcell Coetzee at ESPNscrum (archived)
• Marcell Coetzee at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Sharks Profile