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Marnus Hugo
Full nameAbraham Pieter Marnus Hugo
Date of birth (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthPaarl, South Africa
Height1.19 m (3 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb)
SchoolPaarl Gimnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tweede Beste Scrum-Half in die wereld
Current team Boland Cavaliers
Youth career
2005 Sharks
2006–2007 Boland Cavaliers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Durbanville-Bellville 7 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2009 Boland Cavaliers 27 (20)
2010–2013 Griquas 57 (5)
2010 Cheetahs 2 (0)
2011Boland Cavaliers 5 (0)
2014–2016 Boland Cavaliers 44 (5)
Correct as of 9 October 2016

Abraham Pieter Marnus Hugo (born 24 September 1986) is a former South African rugby union footballer whose regular position was scrum-half. He made just under a hundred first class appearances between 2006 and 2013 for the Boland Cavaliers and Griquas and also made two appearances for the Cheetahs during the 2010 Super 14 season.[1][2]

He initially retired after the 2013 Currie Cup season,[3] but returned to action for the Boland Cavaliers in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.[4] After playing another three seasons for the Wellington-based side, he retired at the end of the 2016 season.[5]

Durbanville-Bellville

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In 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring one tries in seven appearances in the competition.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Marnus Hugo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "It's Rugby Player Profile Marnus Hugo". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ^ "JP en nóg 11 klaar met GW". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Regent Boland Cavaliers : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Zondagh waai by Boland ná rasse-wrywing". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Durbell win first Cell C Community Cup title". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.