Edgar Marutlulle

Edgar Marutlulle
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Marutlulle
NicknameToolbox
Born20 December 1987
Boksburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
School(s) attendedPotchefstroom High School
UniversityNorth-West University
Club information
Playing positionHooker
Current clubEastern Province Kings
Youth career
2003–08Leopards
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2009–10UJ14(25)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2010–12Golden Lions24(20)
2011Lions8(0)
2012–14Leopards34(50)
2013→ Kings4(0)
2014–Eastern Province Kings12(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2004S.A. Schools()
2006S.A. Under-19()
2008–09S.A. Students4(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 21 February 2013.

Edgar Marutlulle is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His usual position is hooker.

Career

Youth

He went to Potchefstroom High School and therefore represented Leopards youth level. He was included in their Under-18 Craven Week sides in both 2004[2] and 2005.[3] In 2004, he was also included in a South African Schools team that played against their South African Academy counterparts.[4] In 2005, he also represented the Leopards U19 side in the 2005 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

The following year, he was included in the South African Under-19 squad that competed at the 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in the United Arab Emirates, finishing eighth in the competition. He once again played at Under-19 level for the Leopards in the Provincial Championship in 2006 and progressed to the Under-21 side in 2007 and 2008. He was included in the Leopards' senior squad for the 2008 Vodacom Cup competition, but failed to make an appearance. He also represented a South African Students side that played against Namibia.

UJ / Golden Lions

In 2009, Marutlulle moved to Johannesburg, where he joined university side UJ for the 2009 Varsity Cup season. He made seven appearances for the side as they narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot. However, he was once again included in the South African Students squad that faced their American counterparts in matches in Stellenbosch and Cape Town.[5]

He was again a key player for UJ in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition, starting all seven matches for the side during their campaign and scoring five tries, which included two in their match against the NMMU Madibaz,[6] but could once again not help UJ into the semi-finals.

However, Johannesburg-based union Golden Lions included him in their squad for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division and he made his first team debut against the Western Province in Cape Town.[7] He played thirteen matches during the season – mainly being used off the bench, but he did start two matches against the Free State Cheetahs[8] and the Pumas[9] – and Marutlulle also scored his first senior try in their return match against the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[10]

In 2011, he made the step uo to Super Rugby level when he was included in the Lions squad for the 2011 Super Rugby season. He made his debut playing off the bench against the Bulls,[11] but was very much behind Bandise Maku in the pecking order and made just one start during the season in their match against the Cheetahs,[12] coming on as a substitute on seven occasions. He was also utilised in the 2011 Vodacom Cup during this time, starting six matches and scoring three tries, which included a brace against the Border Bulldogs.[13]

Return to Leopards

However, he rejoined the Leopards prior to the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season on a two-year deal.[14] He established himself as the first-choice hooker right away, starting 11 of their 15 matches during the season and made a further two appearances off the bench. He scored four tries – both home[15] and away[16] to the Boland Cavaliers and home[17] and away to the Eastern Province Kings,[18] the latter fixture being the semi-final, which the Leopards lost 50–27.

He was included in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[19] He made four appearances from the bench in the first four games of the season, but lost his place when first Hannes Franklin and then Virgile Lacombe were preferred to him. He returned to the Leopards and represented them in their final game of the 2013 Vodacom Cup season.[20] He again made thirteen appearances during the Leopards' 2013 Currie Cup First Division campaign. This time, he scored a total of six tries to finish as the Leopards' top try-scoring forward during the season, once again helping them to the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost to the Eastern Province Kings for the second year in a row, with the fixture this time requiring extra time to differentiate the sides, with the Kings eventually running out 32–29 winners.[18]

Again, first-choice hooker during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, Marutlulle made seven starts as they finished fifth in the Northern Section. He was released from his contract after the 2014 Vodacom Cup campaign to return to Port Elizabeth to join the Eastern Province Kings,[21] having made a total of 34 appearances for the Leopards, scoring ten tries.

Eastern Province Kings

He signed a deal with the Eastern Province Kings in a deal until the end of 2015.[22] In June 2014, he was selected in the starting line-up for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He played for the first 72 minutes of the match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[23] He played in seven matches of the Kings' Currie Cup season as they returned to the Premier Division of the competition in 2014; he started the first six matches of the season before sustaining a shoulder injury that ruled him out for the next three weeks.[24] He returned to the side for their final match of the season and appeared as a second-half substitute to help his side beat the Pumas 26–25[25] to secure their only win of the season.

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Edgar Marutlulle". sarugby.net. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Laat die groot stryde begin..." (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Leeus, Luiperds sal weer moet brul" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sarvu se o.18" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "24 uur" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Match Breakdown: UJ vs NMMU". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vodacom Western Province vs Xerox Lions". sarugby.net. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Xerox Lions vs Vodacom Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Barloworld Toyota Pumas vs Xerox Lions". South African Rugby Union. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Free State Cheetahs vs Xerox Lions". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Bulls vs MTN Lions". South African Rugby Union. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Match Breakdown: MTN Lions vs Toyota Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Marutlulle mik hoër by Luiperds". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Regent Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "Leopards XV vs Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  21. ↑ "Marutlulle weer 'n King" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  22. ↑ "CJ and Edgar join the Kings' ranks" (Press release). Eastern Province Rugby. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  23. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  24. ↑ "Kings lose hooker to injury". Sport24. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.