Marcel Brache
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Girard Brache | ||
| Born |
15 October 1987 Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Rondebosch Boys' High School | ||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre / Wing | ||
| Current club | Western Force | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–11 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 15 | (24) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010–13 | Western Province | 41 | (30) |
| 2012 | Stormers | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Western Force | 32 | (0) |
| 2014– | Perth Spirit | 4 | (15) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 June 2015. | |||
Marcel Girard Brache (born 15 October 1987) is an American-born South African rugby union player. He generally plays as a centre but can also play wing. He represented Western Province from 2011 to 2013 in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Brache represented the Stormers in Super Rugby during the 2012 season where he made 1 substitute appearance,[1] but did not make the Stormers squad for the 2013 season.[2] Brache previously played for the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup.[3]
Brache joined Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force in late 2013 on a two-year deal before the 2014 Super Rugby season.[4]
Brache is eligible to play for the U.S. national team, as he was born in Los Angeles.[1] He has played over 30 games for Western Force since his debut but has yet to score a try. As of 15.40 hrs aest on May 7 2015,
he has scored 3 tries for the Western Force, all against the Japanese Sunwolves, before half time.
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 14 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stormers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 9 | 7 | 2 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 14 | 12 | 2 | 875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- 1 2 This Is American Rugby, Meet Potential Eagle Marcel Brache, August 15, 2012, http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2012/08/meet-potential-eagle-marcel-brache.html
- ↑ This Is American Rugby, Brache, Mabeta Left Off Super Rugby Rosters, Feb. 15, 2013, http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/02/brache-mabeta-left-off-super-rugby.html
- ↑ http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Bright-future-for-UCTs-Brache-20100702
- ↑ "Force 'outside the square' to sign Western Province pair" (Press release). Western Force. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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