Marius Hurter

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Marius Hurter
Birth nameMarius Hofmeyr Hurter
Date of birth (1970-10-08) 8 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birthPotchefstroom, North West, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight121 kg (267 lb)
SchoolTechnical High, Potchefstroom
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2004 Newcastle Falcons 110 (15)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1993 Western Transvaal ()
1994–1997 Northern Transvaal 62 ()
1998 Western Province 15 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998 Stormers 8 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1997 South Africa 13

Marius Hofmeyr Hurter (born 8 October 1970), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1995 and 1997. He was a member of the Springbok Squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[1]

Career[edit]

Provincial and club[edit]

Hurter made his provincial debut in 1992 for Western Transvaal and in 1994 moved to Northern Transvaal. In 1998 he relocated to Cape Town, to play for Western Province in the South African provincial competitions and for the Stormers in Super Rugby.[2]

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.[3]

International[edit]

He played his first game for the Springboks on 30 May 1995 against 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.[4]

Test history[edit]

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Romania 21–8 Tighthead prop 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
2.  Canada 20–0 Tighthead prop 3 Jun 1995 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
3.  Wales 40–11 Tighthead prop 2 Sep 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4.  Fiji 43–18 Tighthead prop 2 Jul 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
5.  Australia 16–21 Tighthead prop 13 Jul 1996 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6.  New Zealand 11–15 Tighthead prop 20 Jul 1996 Lancaster Park, Christchurch
7.  New Zealand 18–29 Tighthead prop 10 Aug 1996 Newlands, Cape Town
8.  New Zealand 19–23 Tighthead prop 17 Aug 1996 Kings Park, Durban
9.  New Zealand 26–33 Tighthead prop 24 Aug 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
10.  New Zealand 32–22 Tighthead prop 31 Aug 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11.  New Zealand 32–35 Tighthead prop 19 Jul 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12.  New Zealand 35–55 Tighthead prop 9 Aug 1997 Eden Park, Auckland
13.  Australia 61–22 Tighthead prop 23 Aug 1997 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Accolades[edit]

In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Hall of fame.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marius Hurter". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 332. ISBN 0958423148.
  3. ^ "Hurter flees Falcons nest for SA". BBC. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 148. ISBN 0958423148.
  5. ^ "Hall of fame > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011. Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011

External links[edit]

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