| Marcell Coetzee | |
| Fullname: | Marcell Cornelius Coetzee |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa |
| Weight: | 1170NaN0[1] |
| School: | Port Natal High School |
| Position: | Flanker |
| Currentclub: | / |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Apps1: | 8 |
| Points1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Apps2: | 24 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2011–2016 |
| Apps3: | 74 |
| Points3: | 70 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Honda Heat |
| Apps4: | 9 |
| Points4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Ulster |
| Apps5: | 57 |
| Points5: | 75 |
| Years6: | 2021– |
| Apps6: | 31 |
| Points6: | 80 |
| Years7: | 2021– |
| Apps7: | 8 |
| Points7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Apps8: | 10 |
| Points8: | 20 |
| Repyears1: | 2012– |
| Repcaps1: | 31 |
| Reppoints1: | 30 |
| Repyears2: | 2015 |
| Repteam2: | Springbok XV |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 4 January 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 4 January 2023 |
Marcell Cornelius Coetzee (born 8 May 1991) 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.
Coetzee made his debut in Super Rugby for the Sharks against the Brumbies on Saturday 7 May 2011.[2] He has offloading skills that have been likened to those of Sonny Bill Williams.[3]
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.[4]
Coetzee joined Japanese Top League side Honda Heat for the 2015–2016 season.[5]
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.[6] Coetzee featured sparingly in his first two seasons with Ulster, due to recurring knee injury problems.[7] Coetzee was the 2020–21 joint top try-scorer (9) and the 2020–21 Pro14 Players' Player of the Season in his final season with Ulster.[8]
In December 2020 the Bulls confirmed that Coetzee would join the franchise in June 2021 on a three-year deal.[9]
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Tri | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won 27-6 | ||||||
| 2 | Won 55-6 | ||||||
| 3 | Won 55-6 | ||||||
| 4 | Won 33-31 | ||||||
| 5 | Won 28-10 | ||||||
| 6 | Lost 15-29 |