Marius Coetzer

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Marius Coetzer | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|04|04|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] | height = {{height|m=1.99}} | weight = {{convert|113|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}} | nickname = | occupation = | school = [[Hoërskool Waterkloof]] | university = [[UNISA]] | relatives = | position = [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 2005 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | years1 = 2005 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | apps1 = 1 | points1 = 0 | years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | apps2 = 5 | points2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = {{Rut|Falcons}} | apps3 = 26 | points3 = 0 | years4 = 2009–2015 | clubs4 = {{Rut|Pumas}} | apps4 = 100 | points4 = 55 | years5 = 2012 | clubs5 = {{Rut|Lions}} | apps5 = 5 | points5 = 0 | years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = → {{Rut|Stormers}} | apps6 = 1 | points6 = 0 | totalyears = 2005–2015 | totalapps = 138 | totalpoints = 55 | amatyears1 = 2006 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|Maties}} | amatcaps1 = | amatpoints1 = | clubupdate = 9 October 2015 }}

'''Marius Coetzer''' (born 4 April 1984) is a former South African [[rugby union]] footballer whose regular playing position was [[Rugby union positions#4. Lock|lock]].

He played first class rugby in South Africa between 2005 and 2015 and spent the majority of his career at the {{Rut|Pumas}}, making exactly 100 appearances for the team from 2009 until he retired at the end of the 2015 season.

He started his career in 2005 with the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} before spending a season in [[Cape Town]] with {{Rut|Western Province}}. He then moved to [[East Rand]] side the {{Rut|Falcons}} where he played in 2007 and 2008 before joining the Pumas.

He also played in six [[Super Rugby]] matches, making five appearances for the {{Rut|Lions}} in [[2012 Super Rugby season|2012]] and a single appearance for the {{Rut|Stormers}} in [[2013 Super Rugby season|2013]].

In 2013, he was initially included in a [[South Africa President's XV]] team to play in the [[2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup]],<ref name="SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup">{{SA Rugby Article | id=1931694 | leagueid=1334 | title=SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup | date=17 May 2013 | accessdate=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607191225/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | url-status=dead | archivedate=7 June 2016}}</ref> but withdrew after he linked up with the {{Rut|Stormers}} during the [[2013 Super Rugby season]].<ref name="DHL Stormers forced to change">{{cite web | url=http://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-forced-to-change/ | title=DHL Stormers forced to change | work=Stormers | date=22 May 2013 | accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref>

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the [[Vodacom Cup]] for the first time in [[2015 Vodacom Cup|2015]], beating {{Rut|Western Province}} 24–7 in the final.<ref name="Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review">{{SA Rugby Article | id=3030244 | leagueid=2304 | title=Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review | date=31 May 2015 | accessdate=9 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609204339/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | url-status=dead | archivedate=9 June 2016}}</ref> Coetzer made six appearances during the season.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=36350 | name=Marius Coetzer | date=1 June 2016}} *[http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_8303.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]

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