Marvin Orie (born 15 February 1993 in

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) is a South African

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player for the South Africa national team, the in the

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and

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in the

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. His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

After having represented at the 2006 Under-13 Craven Week, the 2009 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and the 2010 Under-18

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tournaments, Orie made the move north to join

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-based side the . He played for the side that were the losing finalists in the

2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship The 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa. Competition Division A There were seven partici ...

competition and for the side that won the Under-21 Provincial Championship the following season. He was also a member of the South African Under-20 side that memorably won the

2012 IRB Junior World Championship The 2012 IRB Junior World Championship was the fifth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 and Under 21 world championships. The event was organised in South A ...

on home soil, although he didn't make an appearance in the tournament. In

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, Orie played for Pretoria university side in the

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competition, helping them win the competition for the second consecutive season. He was set to captain the Junior Boks at the

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, but suffered a horrific broken leg in the Varsity Cup final and missed the remainder of the 2013 season.

Blue Bulls

Orie was named as a substitute for the '

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match against the in Nelspruit, but failed to make an appearance. However, due to his involvement with in the

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and the subsequent broken leg he suffered, he only made his first class debut two years later, making an appearance from the bench in their 30–26 victory over the in Leeudoringstad in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. After five substitute appearances, he made his first start in the Semi-Finals of the competition against the .

Lions

He moved to trans- Jukskei rivals the for the 2017 season.

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