Marcel Brache

Marcel Brache

Full name	Marcel Girard Brache
Date of birth	(1987-10-15) 15 October 1987
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, USA
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School	Rondebosch Boys' High School
University	University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing Current team Western Force Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–11 Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers (24) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–13 Template:Rut Western Province 41 (30) 2012 Template:Rut Stormers 1 (0) 2014– Western Force 35 (15) 2014– Perth Spirit 4 (15) Correct as of 12 June 2015

Marcel Girard Brache (born (1987-10-15)15 October 1987) is an American-born South African rugby union player. He generally plays as a centre but can also play wing. He represented Western Province from 2011 to 2013 in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Brache represented the Stormers in Super Rugby during the 2012 season where he made 1 substitute appearance, but did not make the Stormers squad for the 2013 season. Brache previously played for the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup.

Brache joined Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force in late 2013 on a two-year deal before the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Brache is eligible to play for the U.S. national team, as he was born in Los Angeles. He has played over 30 games for Western Force since his debut but has yet to score a try. As of 15.40 hrs aest on May 7 2015,

he has scored 3 tries for the Western Force,  all against the Japanese Sunwolves, before half time.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 14 June 2015

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2012	Template:Rut Stormers	1	0	1	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Template:Rut Force	9	7	2	550	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Template:Rut Force	14	12	2	875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		24	19	5	1471	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Marcel Brache". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
• Stormers profile
• itsrugby.co.uk profile