Marcell Coetzee

Marcell Cornelius Coetzee (born 8 May 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Ulster in the Pro14. He plays as a flanker.

Marcell Coetzee

Full name	Marcell Cornelius Coetzee
Date of birth	(1991-05-08) 8 May 1991
Place of birth	Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)[1]
School	Port Natal High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Ulster 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–present Ulster 28 (20) Correct as of 13 January 2019 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–present South Africa 30 (30) 2015 Springbok XV 1 (0) Correct as of 21 August 2019

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, Springbok 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]

Abroad

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]

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
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. https://www.ulsterrugby.com/team/senior-team
2. "Marcell Coetzee included in Sharks 22". The Sharks Academy. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
3. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/opinion/system-mirrors-our-place-behind-south-africa-and-new-zealand/story-e6frg7po-1226431197524
4. http://www.springboksupporter.co.za/SARU/Player-Profiles/Marcell-Coetzee.aspx
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.

External links

• Ulster Profile
• Sharks Profile
• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Marcell Coetzee". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
• Coetzee's profile on itsrugby.co.uk