Nollis Marais
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Nollis Marais is a South African rugby union coach, currently in charge of Pretoria-based side the Template:Rut Blue Bulls and of their associated Super Rugby franchise, the Template:Rut Bulls.
Career
Marais played club rugby in the Blue Bulls' Carlton League, where he played for Adelaar[1] and for Naka Bulls.[2] He played for and captained Naka Bulls from their formation in 1998 until 2003, when he took over as assistant coach to Cassie Prinsloo.[3]
In 2005, Marais was also appointed as the head coach of Hoërskool Overkruin,[4] guiding them to the Beeld Trophy for medium-sized schools in his first season in charge.[5]
He worked as a senior logistics planner, but quit this role in 2007 to take up coaching on a full-time basis.[6]
In 2010, Marais was appointed as the coach of university side Template:Rut UP Tuks.[7] He won the Carlton League with them to help them qualify for the National Club Championship.[8] He guided UP Tuks all the way to the final of the 2011 Varsity Cup, where they lost 16–26 to the Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers.[9]
Shortly after the 2011 Varsity Cup season, Marais took up a coaching role with the Template:Rut Blue Bulls,[10] taking over as head coach of the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 side.[11] Under his tutelage, the side won the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship,[12] beating the Template:Rut Sharks U21s 46–30 in the final.[13]
He remained as the Template:Rut UP Tuks coach for the 2012 Varsity Cup and helped them win the competition for the first time, beating three-time winners Template:Rut Maties by winning 29–21 in the final.[14] He once again guided the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 side to the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship title after they beat Template:Rut Western Province U21 22–13 in the final.[15]
He helped Template:Rut UP Tuks retain the Varsity Cup in 2013, this time beating Maties comprehensively in the final, running out 44–5 winners.[16] That was Marais' final Varsity Cup campaign in charge of UP Tuks, with former Template:Rut Griquas coach Pote Human taking over as their new coach for the 2014 Varsity Cup.[17] Marais took charge of the Template:Rut Blue Bulls' Vodacom Cup team[18] and took them to the Quarter Finals in the 2013 competition, where they lost to the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings.[19]
Marais led the Blue Bulls U21s to their third consecutive final in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but fell short on this occasion, losing 23–30 in the final to Western Province U21.[20]
His Blue Bulls side reached the semi-final of the 2014 Vodacom Cup tournament, where they lost 15–16 to trans-Jukskei rivals, the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[21]
He won the Under-21 Provincial Championship for the third time in four years in 2014, beating Western Province U21 20–10 in the final in Cape Town.[22]
He guided Blue Bulls to their third consecutive quarter final appearance in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, this time reaching the semi-final where they lost 6–10 to Template:Rut Western Province.[23] Following the departure of Template:Rut Bulls head coach Frans Ludeke in June 2015, Marais was appointed as the head coach of the Blue Bulls' 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.[24]
Shortly before the end of the 2015 Currie Cup campaign, it was announced that Marais would also take over as the head coach of the Template:Rut Bulls prior to the 2016 Super Rugby season, signing a four-year contract.[6]
References
- ^ "Drikus Hattingh môre weer op rugbyveld". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 11 March 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Nashua Telbord". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 11 May 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Naka Bulle se kaptein gaan afrig". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 8 October 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Vryburg wil beker hou". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 20 August 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Hoërskool Overkruin". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 24 August 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Marais to coach Vodacom Bulls in 2016 Super Rugby" (Press release). Bulls. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Sport in kort". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 20 April 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Tuks slyp teen Barbarians Goeie oefenlopie vir nasionale toernooi". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 8 September 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tuks 16–26 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "UP-Tuks 1 gaan alles gee". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Bulls se baas is weer . . ". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Bulle, WP se jonges veg om twee titels". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 46–30 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tuks 29–21 Maties". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 13–22 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB Maties 5–44 FNB UP-Tuks 1". South African Rugby Union. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Pote Human vir 3 jaar na Tuks". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Jimmy kies ysters teen Kapenaars". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 31–34 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30–23 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 15–16 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 10–6 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "'Iets spesiaals kom hieruit'". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.