Marcel Brache

Marcel Brache
Personal information
Full name Marcel Girard Brache
Born (1987-10-15) 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
2010–2011 UCT Ikey Tigers 15 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2010–2013 Western Province 41 (30)
2012 Stormers 1 (0)
2014–present Western Force 37 (15)
2014–present Perth Spirit 4 (15)
Representative team(s)‡
2016 United States 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 November 2016.

Marcel Girard Brache (born 15 October 1987) is an American rugby union player. He generally plays as a centre but can also play wing.

Brache 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 has played over 30 games for Western Force since his debut before scoring a try. Then, on 7 May 2015, he scored a first half hat-trick for the Western Force in their match against the Sunwolves.

International

Brache is eligible to play for the U.S. national team, as he was born in Los Angeles.[1] Brache debuted for the United States during the November 2016 tests.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 20 July 2016[5]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Minutes Tries Cons Pens Drops Points
2012 Stormers 1 0 1 46 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Force 9 7 2 550 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Force 14 12 2 875 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Force 13 11 2 870 3 0 0 0 15
Total 37 30 7 2341 3 0 0 0 15

References

  1. 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
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Bright-future-for-UCTs-Brache-20100702
  4. ↑ "Force 'outside the square' to sign Western Province pair" (Press release). Western Force. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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