Rhys Marshall

Rhys Marshall
Full name Rhys Marshall
Date of birth 12 October 1992
Place of birth New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 104 kg (229 lb)
School New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Hooker
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– Taranaki 22 (20)
correct as of 25 October 2014.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– Chiefs 18 (5)
correct as of 21 July 2014.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012 Baby Blacks 4 (5)
correct as of 25 November 2012.

Rhys Marshall (born 12 October 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays hooker for the Super Rugby franchise the Chiefs.[1] Marshall also plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has international experience as well with the New Zealand under 20 side, having represented the Junior All Blacks at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[2]

Following on from the Junior World Cup, he played for Hawke's Bay's Colts team.

Domestic career

In October 2012 it was announced that Marshall was the surprise name in the Chiefs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season as he was still awaiting his ITM Cup debut.[3] He also went on to sign with Taranaki for 2013.[4]

He started his first Super Rugby game for the Chiefs 41-27 win over the Highlanders. At 20 years of age, Marshall had yet to play ITM Cup rugby, got the callup to start after former All Black Hikawera Elliot failed a fitness test, and with Mahonri Schwalger also injured, Marshall got the job.[5]

In 2013, he signed a contract extension with the Chiefs until 2015.[6]

References

  1. "Rhys Marshall Chiefs Profile". Retrieved 25 Feb 2013.
  2. "Rhys Marshall IRB JWC Player Profile". Retrieved 2 Nov 2012.
  3. "Chiefs confirm 2013 squad" (Press release). Chiefs. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. "Rhys Marshall signs on for Taranaki". Taranaki Daily. Fairfax. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. McLean, Glenn (25 February 2013). "Rhys Marshall makes mature Super debut". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. "Chiefs re-sign six players" (Press release). Chiefs. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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