George Marich (born 11 July 1992 in

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) is a South African

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player who last played with the . His regular position is tighthead prop.

Career

Youth and Varsity Shield rugby

Marich played his high school rugby for

-based high school Die Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad (Rooiskool). In 2010, while still at school, he was included in the side that played in the

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, making five appearances. Still eligible for the U19s in 2011, he started all eight of their matches during the

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, helping the win Group B, the second tier of this competition, beating 21–10 in the final in

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. He also played in the subsequent promotion/relegation match against as the Griffons lost 18–14 and failed to win promotion to Group A. In 2012, he was a member of the squad that played in the 2012 Varsity Shield competition. He was an unused substitute in two matches, against and .

Narbonne / Castres

Marich then moved to France to join French

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side

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for the

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. He made his first class debut for them in the Round One match against Pau, but could not prevent them suffering a 13–17 defeat. In total, he made eight appearances for the side during the 2012–13 season, all of them coming off the bench, as he helped Narbonne finish in 9th place in the league. He then joined

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for the 2013–14 Top 14 season. However, he didn't make any first team appearances for them during the season.

Free State Cheetahs

He returned to South Africa and, after training with

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-based side the for a few weeks, he was named on the bench for their

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Round Three match against the .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marich, George South African rugby union players Living people 1992 births People from Kroonstad Rugby union props Free State Cheetahs players Rugby union players from the Free State (province) RC Narbonne players South African expatriate rugby union players in France