{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Marius Hurter | image = | caption = | birth_name = Marius Hofmeyr Hurter | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|08|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Potchefstroom]], [[North West (South African province)|North West]], South Africa | height = 1.87m | weight = 121kg | position = [[Tighthead prop]] | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | amupdate = | years1 = 1998–2004 | clubs1 = [[Newcastle Falcons]] | apps1 = 110 | points1 = 15 | province1 = {{rut|Western Transvaal}} | province2 = {{rut|Northern Transvaal}} | province3 = {{rut|Western Province}} | provinceyears1 = 1992–1993 | provinceyears2 = 1994–1997 | provinceyears3 = 1998 | provinceapps1 = | provinceapps2 = 62 | provinceapps3 = 15 | provincepoints1 = | provincepoints2 = | provincepoints3 = 5 | ru_provinceupdate1 = | ru_provinceupdate2 = | ru_provinceupdate3 = | super1 = {{rut|Stormers}} | superyears1 = 1998 | superapps1 = 8 | superpoints1 = | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 1995–1997 | repcaps1 = 13 | reppoints1 = | repupdate = | school = Technical High, Potchefstroom | university = [[University of Pretoria]] }}
'''Marius Hofmeyr Hurter''' (born 8 October 1970), is a former [[South Africa]]n [[rugby union]] player who played for [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] between 1995 and 1997. He was a member of the Springbok Squad that won the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Marius Hurter|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12036.html|access-date=2020-07-06|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>
==Career==
===Provincial and club=== Hurter made his provincial debut in 1992 for {{rut|Western Transvaal}} and in 1994 moved to {{rut|Northern Transvaal}}. In 1998 he relocated to Cape Town, to play for {{rut|Western Province}} in the South African provincial competitions and for the {{rut|Stormers}} in Super Rugby.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 1999|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=MWP Media Sport|year=1999|isbn=0958423148|location=Cape Town|pages=332}}</ref>
At the end of the 1998 South African season, Hurter moved to the United Kingdom and joined the [[Newcastle Falcons]] and played for the club from 1998 to 2004, winning the [[Anglo-Welsh Cup]] in 2001 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/4100987.stm | title=Hurter flees Falcons nest for SA |publisher=BBC | date=2004-12-16 | access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>
===International=== He played his first game for the [[Springboks]] on 30 May 1995 against [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] during the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]]. Hurter played in a total of thirteen test - and five tour matches, scoring one try in a tour match, for the Springboks.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 1999|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=MWP Media Sport|year=1999|isbn=0958423148|location=Cape Town|pages=148}}</ref>
===Test history=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opposition !! Result (SA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Date !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|ROM}} || align="center"|21–8 || [[Tighthead prop]]|| || 30 May 1995|| [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], Cape Town |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 2. || {{ru|CAN}} || align="center"|20–0 || Tighthead prop || || 3 Jun 1995|| [[Boet Erasmus Stadium]], Port Elizabeth |- | 3. || {{ru|WAL}} || align="center"|40–11 || Tighthead prop || || 2 Sep 1995 || [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], Johannesburg |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 4. || {{ru|FIJ}} || align="center"|43–18 || Tighthead prop || || 2 Jul 1996 || [[Loftus Versfeld]], Pretoria |- | 5. || {{ru|AUS}} || align="center"|16–21|| Tighthead prop || || 13 Jul 1996|| [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], Sydney |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 6. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|11–15 || Tighthead prop || || 20 Jul 1996 || [[Lancaster Park]], Christchurch |- | 7. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|18–29 || Tighthead prop || || 10 Aug 1996|| Newlands, Cape Town |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 8. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|19–23 || Tighthead prop || || 17 Aug 1996 || [[Kings Park Stadium|Kings Park]], Durban |- | 9. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|26–33|| Tighthead prop || ||24 Aug 1996 || Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 10. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|32–22 || Tighthead prop || || 31 Aug 1996 || Ellis Park, Johannesburg |- | 11. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|32–35 || Tighthead prop || || 19 Jul 1997|| Ellis Park, Johannesburg |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 12. || {{ru|NZL}} || align="center"|35–55 || Tighthead prop || || 9 Aug 1997 || [[Eden Park]], Auckland |- | 13. || {{ru|AUS}} || align="center"|61–22 || Tighthead prop || ||23 Aug 1997 || Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |}
==Accolades== In 2003 he was inducted into the [[University of Pretoria]] Hall of fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID%3D10413 |title=Hall of fame > University of Pretoria |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717033810/http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=10413 |archivedate=17 July 2011 }} Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011</ref>
==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players#List|List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. '''627'''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131216155221/http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Springboks 1995] *[https://archive.today/20130201214058/http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=ZHU2 scrum.com statistics]
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