Marius Hurter

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| name = Marius Hurter

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| birth_name = Marius Hofmeyr Hurter

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

| height = 1.87m

| weight = 121kg

| ru_position = Tighthead prop

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| years1 = 1998–2004

| clubs1 = Newcastle Falcons

| apps1 = 110

| points1 = 15

| ru_province1 = {{rut|Western Transvaal}}

| ru_province2 = {{rut|Northern Transvaal}}

| ru_province3 = {{rut|Western Province}}

| ru_provinceyears1 = 1992–1993

| ru_provinceyears2 = 1994–1997

| ru_provinceyears3 = 1998

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| ru_provinceapps2 = 62

| ru_provinceapps3 = 15

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| ru_provincepoints3 = 5

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| super1 = {{rut|Stormers}}

| superyears1 = 1998

| superapps1 = 8

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| ru_nationalteam1 = South Africa

| repyears1 = 1995–1997

| repcaps1 = 13

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| school = Technical High, Potchefstroom

| university = University of Pretoria

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Marius Hofmeyr Hurter (born 8 October 1970), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1995 and 1997. He was a member of the Springbok Squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Marius Hurter|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12036.html|access-date=2020-07-06|website=ESPN scrum}}

Career

=Provincial and club=

Hurter made his provincial debut in 1992 for {{rut|Western Transvaal}} and in 1994 moved to {{rut|Northern Transvaal}}. In 1998 he relocated to Cape Town, to play for {{rut|Western Province}} in the South African provincial competitions and for the {{rut|Stormers}} in Super Rugby.{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 1999|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=MWP Media Sport|year=1999|isbn=0958423148|location=Cape Town|pages=332}}

At the end of the 1998 South African season, Hurter moved to the United Kingdom and joined the Newcastle Falcons and played for the club from 1998 to 2004, winning the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2001 and 2004.{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4100987.stm | title=Hurter flees Falcons nest for SA |publisher=BBC | date=2004-12-16 | accessdate=2016-09-07}}

=International=

He played his first game for the Springboks on 30 May 1995 against Romania during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Hurter played in a total of thirteen test - and five tour matches, scoring one try in a tour match, for the Springboks.{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 1999|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=MWP Media Sport|year=1999|isbn=0958423148|location=Cape Town|pages=148}}

=Test history=

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Date	Venue
class="wikitable sortable"
1.	{{ru\|ROM}}	align="center"\|21–8	Tighthead prop	30 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 2.	{{ru\|CAN}}	align="center"\|20–0	Tighthead prop	3 Jun 1995	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
3.	{{ru\|WAL}}	align="center"\|40–11	Tighthead prop	2 Sep 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 4.	{{ru\|FIJ}}	align="center"\|43–18	Tighthead prop	2 Jul 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
5.	{{ru\|AUS}}	align="center"\|16–21	Tighthead prop	13 Jul 1996	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 6.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|11–15	Tighthead prop	20 Jul 1996	Lancaster Park, Christchurch
7.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|18–29	Tighthead prop	10 Aug 1996	Newlands, Cape Town
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 8.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|19–23	Tighthead prop	17 Aug 1996	Kings Park, Durban
9.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|26–33	Tighthead prop	24 Aug 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 10.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|32–22	Tighthead prop	31 Aug 1996	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|32–35	Tighthead prop	19 Jul 1997	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 12.	{{ru\|NZL}}	align="center"\|35–55	Tighthead prop	9 Aug 1997	Eden Park, Auckland
13.	{{ru\|AUS}}	align="center"\|61–22	Tighthead prop	23 Aug 1997	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Accolades

In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Hall of fame.{{cite web|url=http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID%3D10413 |title=Hall of fame > University of Pretoria |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717033810/http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=10413 |archivedate=17 July 2011 }} Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20131216155221/http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Springboks 1995]
[https://archive.today/20130201214058/http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=ZHU2 scrum.com statistics]

Category:South African rugby union players

Category:South Africa international rugby union players

Category:Rugby union props

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:University of Pretoria alumni

Category:Newcastle Falcons players

Category:Lions (United Rugby Championship) players

Category:Bulls (rugby union) players

Category:Blue Bulls players

Category:Rugby union players from Potchefstroom

Category:1995 Rugby World Cup players