Marcell Coetzee


Marcell Cornelius Coetzee is a South African professional rugby union player who is the captain for South African side the in the United Rugby Championship. He plays as a flanker.

South Africa

Coetzee made his debut in Super Rugby for the Sharks against the Brumbies on Saturday 7 May 2011. He has offloading skills that have been likened to those of Sonny Bill Williams.
Heyneke Meyer, Springboks coach, included him in the national squad to face England in a test series where Coetzee made his Springbok test debut on 9 June 2012 in Durban.

Top League

Coetzee joined Japanese Top League side Honda Heat for the 2015–2016 season.

Ulster Rugby

In February 2016, it was announced that he would join Irish Pro12 side Ulster on a three-year deal starting in the 2016–2017 season. Coetzee featured sparingly in his first two seasons with Ulster, due to recurring knee injury problems. Coetzee was the 2020–21 joint top try-scorer and the 2020–21 Pro14 Players' Player of the Season in his final season with Ulster.

Return to South Africa

In December 2020 the Bulls confirmed that Coetzee would join the franchise in June 2021 on a three-year deal.

Honours

Test Match Record

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1Cape Town, South AfricaNewlands Stadium2012 Rugby Championship18 August 2012Won 27-6
2Port Elizabeth, South AfricaNelson Mandela Bay Stadium2014 mid-year [rugby union internationals|Mid-year rugby test series]28 June 2014Won 55-6
3Port Elizabeth, South AfricaNelson Mandela Bay StadiumMid-year rugby test series28 June 2014Won 55-6
4Salta, ArgentinaEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena2014 Rugby Championship23 August 2014Won 33-31
5Cape Town, South AfricaNewlands Stadium2014 Rugby Championship27 September 2014Won 28-10
6Dublin, IrelandAviva StadiumEnd-of-year rugby test series8 November 2014Lost 15-29