Marco van Staden | |
Fullname: | Marco Gerhardt van Staden |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1995 |
Birth Place: | Krugersdorp, South Africa |
School: | Hoërskool Bekker, Magaliesburg |
University: | University of Pretoria |
Position: | Flanker |
Currentclub: | / |
Youthyears1: | 2014 |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Apps1: | 10 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017–2021 |
Apps2: | 18 |
Points2: | 25 |
Years3: | 2018–2021 |
Apps3: | 41 |
Points3: | 30 |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs4: | Leicester Tigers |
Apps4: | 8 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2022– |
Apps5: | 32 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Apps6: | 6 |
Amatyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Repyears1: | 2019– |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 16 September 2022 |
Repupdate: | 9 October 2021 |
Marco Gerhardt van Staden (born 25 August 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player formerly of Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top domestic tier of rugby. He also previously played for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is flanker.[1]
Van Staden started his 2018 rugby season playing in Varsity Cup, he earned himself his first Blue Bulls cap, and becoming a regular starter throughout the 2018 season campaign. Later that year Van Staden made his international debut for the Springboks (18 August 2018) as a replacement against . He is the first player in South African rugby history to play university, franchise and country in a single year.[2]