Tertius Maarman (born 14 April 1987, in Port Elizabeth) 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 it ...

player who played for the between 2008 and 2018, making 145 appearances. His regular position was fly-half or full-back.

Career

Youth

He represented the at the 2005 Under-18

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tournament, as well as at Under-19 and Under-21 level between 2005 and 2008. He had a short spell in the Under-19 team in 2006.

Griffons

Despite being named in the squad for the 2007 Vodacom Cup – and even on the bench for the match against the – he made his first class debut the following season in the same competition when he appeared as a substitute against . He broke into their

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 ...

squad in 2009, when he made four appearances for them in the

2009 Currie Cup First Division The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa. The Currie Cup tournament (also known as the Abs ...

. During the

2012 Vodacom Cup The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, ...

, he played his 50th match for the team. He was a key member of their

2014 Currie Cup First Division The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union ...

-winning side. He was the top try scorer during the second half of the competition to help his side reach the final. He also played in the final and helped the Griffons win the match 23–21 to win their first trophy for six years.

Representative rugby

In 2012, he was selected for the South African Barbarians (North) team against that toured South Africa as part of the 2012 mid-year rugby test series.

References

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