Charl Marais
# Charl Marais

Charl Francois Marais (born 2 September 1970) is a South African former rugby union player.

## Playing career

Marais matriculated at Grey College and represented Free State at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1987 and 1988. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1994 and in 1998 he moved to Western Province.

Marais made his test match debut for the Springboks against Italy at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth in 1999 and he also played in the second test against Italy. During the 2000 rugby season, Marais played ten test matches for the Springboks and was a member of the end-of-year squad that toured to Argentina, Britain and Ireland. He also played three tour matches for the Springboks.

### Test history

| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Italy | 74–3 | Replacement | | 12 Jun 1999 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 2. | Italy | 101–0 | Replacement | 1 | 19 Jun 1999 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 3. | Canada | 51–18 | Hooker | | 10 Jun 2000 | Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London |
| 4. | England | 18–13 | Hooker | | 17 Jun 2000 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 5. | England | 22–27 | Hooker | | 24 Jun 2000 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 6. | Australia | 23–44 | Hooker | | 8 Jul 2000 | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne |
| 7. | New Zealand | 12–25 | Hooker | | 22 Jul 2000 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
| 8. | Australia | 6–26 | Hooker | | 29 Jul 2000 | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
| 9. | New Zealand | 46–40 | Hooker | | 19 Aug 2000 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 10. | Australia | 18–19 | Hooker | | 26 Aug 2000 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 11. | Argentina | 37–33 | Replacement | | 12 Nov 2000 | River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 12. | Wales | 23–13 | Replacement | | 26 Nov 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
