Marnus Schoeman (born 9 February 1989) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player for the in

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

and the in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

. His regular playing position is openside flanker.

Rugby career

He represents the in the

and

Vodacom Cup The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...

. Schoeman previously played for

Griquas The Griquas (; af, Griekwa, often confused with ''!Orana'', which is written as ''Korana'' or ''Koranna'') are a subgroup of heterogeneous former Khoe-speaking nations in Southern Africa with a unique origin in the early history of the Cap ...

and the

Blue Bulls The Blue Bulls (known for sponsorship reasons as the Vodacom Blue Bulls) is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and are based at Loftus Versfe ...

. He has also played for Tuks in the

Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

. After four seasons with , Schoeman signed a two-year contract with

Nelspruit Mbombela (also known as Nelspruit) is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River (Mpumalanga), Crocodile River, Mbombela lies about by road west of the Mozambique border, ea ...

-based side the from the 2015 season. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the

for the first time in

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, beating 24–7 in the final. Schoeman made eight appearances during the season, scoring seven tries, which included two in the semi-final win over the and two in the final, to finish the competition as the Pumas' top try scorer. He joined the

side on loan for the 2017 season.

International

Schoeman represented South Africa U20 at the

2009 IRB Junior World Championship The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now def ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

and made 5 appearances.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk profile
1989 births Living people People from Edenvale, Gauteng South African rugby union players Rugby union flankers Griquas (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Rugby union players from Gauteng Pumas (Currie Cup) players Bulls (rugby union) players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Golden Lions players FC Grenoble Rugby players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub