Marnus Hugo
Abraham Pieter Marnus Hugo (born 24 September 1986) is a former South African rugby union footballer whose regular position was scrum-half. He made just under a hundred first class appearances between 2006 and 2013 for the Boland Cavaliers and Griquas and also made two appearances for the Cheetahs during the 2010 Super 14 season.[1][2]
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Full name | Abraham Pieter Marnus Hugo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He initially retired after the 2013 Currie Cup season,[3] but returned to action for the Boland Cavaliers in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.[4] After playing another three seasons for the Wellington-based side, he retired at the end of the 2016 season.[5]
Durbanville-Bellville
In 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring one tries in seven appearances in the competition.[6]
References
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Marnus Hugo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "It's Rugby Player Profile Marnus Hugo". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- "JP en nóg 11 klaar met GW". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- "SA Rugby Squad – Regent Boland Cavaliers : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- "Zondagh waai by Boland ná rasse-wrywing". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Durbell win first Cell C Community Cup title". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.