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
2010–11	UCT Ikey Tigers	15	(24)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2010–13	Western Province	41	(30)
2012	Stormers	1	(0)
2014–	Western Force	35	(15)
2014–	Perth Spirit	4	(15)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 June 2015. † Appearances (Points).

Marcel Girard Brache (born (1987-10-15)15 October 1987) is an American-born South African rugby union player. He generally plays as a centre but can also play wing. He 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, but did not make the Stormers squad for the 2013 season. Brache previously played for the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup.

Brache joined Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force in late 2013 on a two-year deal before the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Brache is eligible to play for the U.S. national team, as he was born in Los Angeles. He has played over 30 games for Western Force since his debut but has yet to score a try. As of 15.40 hrs aest on May 7 2015,

he has scored 3 tries for the Western Force,  all against the Japanese Sunwolves, before half time.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 14 June 2015

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2012	Stormers	1	0	1	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Force	9	7	2	550	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Force	14	12	2	875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		24	19	5	1471	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

External links

• SA rugby profile
• Stormers profile
• itsrugby.co.uk profile