Marius Hurter
Appearance
Marius Hofmeyr Hurter, better known as Marius Hurter, born 8 October 1970 in Potchefstroom (South Africa), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1995 and 1997.
He played as a tighthead prop (1,87 m and 123 kg). He was known as a strong scrummager.
He was part of the Springbok team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Career
Provincial
Hurter played for Newcastle Falcons between 1998 and 2004, winning the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2001 and 2004.[1]
National team
He played his first game for the Springboks on 30 May 1995 against Romania (won 21-8) during the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Honours
With the Springboks
(as of 31 December 2005)
- 13 caps
- 0 tries
- Caps by year : 3 in 1995, 7 in 1996, 3 in 1997.
- Played in the 1995 Rugby World Cup (2 starts), winners.
Club and province
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Accolades
In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Hall of fame.[2]
References
- ^ "Hurter flees Falcons nest for SA". BBC. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011