Charl Francois Marais (born 2 September 1970) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Charl Francois Marais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bothaville, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Marais matriculated at Grey College and represented Free State at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1987 and 1988. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1994 and in 1998 he moved to Western Province.[2]
Marais made his test match debut for the Springboks against Italy at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth in 1999 and he also played in the second test against Italy. During the 2000 rugby season, Marais played ten test matches for the Springboks and was a member of the end-of-year squad that toured to Argentina, Britain and Ireland. He also played three tour matches for the Springboks.[3]
Test history edit
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  Italy |
74–3 | Replacement | 12 Jun 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 2. | Italy |
101–0 | Replacement | 1 | 19 Jun 1999 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 3. |  Canada |
51–18 | Hooker | 10 Jun 2000 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London | |
| 4. |  England |
18–13 | Hooker | 17 Jun 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 5. | England |
22–27 | Hooker | 24 Jun 2000 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 6. |  Australia |
23–44 | Hooker | 8 Jul 2000 | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne | |
| 7. |  New Zealand |
12–25 | Hooker | 22 Jul 2000 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | |
| 8. | Australia |
6–26 | Hooker | 29 Jul 2000 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | |
| 9. | New Zealand |
46–40 | Hooker | 19 Aug 2000 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 10. | Australia |
18–19 | Hooker | 26 Aug 2000 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 11. |  Argentina |
37–33 | Replacement | 12 Nov 2000 | River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires | |
| 12. |  Wales |
23–13 | Replacement | 26 Nov 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 685
References edit
- ^ "Charl Marais". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2002). The South African Rugby Annual 2002. Cape Town: SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport. p. 54. ISBN 0958440425.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2001). The South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: SARFU & MWP Media Sport. p. 404. ISBN 0958423180.