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Ulster confirm the signing of Marcell Coetzee

Ulster have confirmed the signing of South African international Marcell Coetzee. Coetzee is to j...



Ulster confirm the signing of...
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Ulster confirm the signing of Marcell Coetzee

Ulster have confirmed the signing of South African international Marcell Coetzee.

Coetzee is to join the province in a three-year deal in the summer and will leave the Sharks when their Super Rugby season concludes in July or August.

"It is a major coup for us to sign a player of Marcell's quality and experience. His age profile, positional versatility, leadership ability and character were some of the key ingredients as to why he was such an important target for us", Ulster's Director of Rugby Les Kiss stated on Thursday.

"He has played most of his international rugby between 6 and 7, but he has also played a huge amount at number 8, where we feel he could have a big impact for Ulster. That versatility is absolutely vital for us, as not only can Marcell be hugely effective across the three positions, but this can also accommodate the development of a number of our home-grown Irish-qualified players.

Coetzee missed out on South Africa's World Cup squad due to injury. He has played 28-times for his country. Two of those appearances have come against Ireland. In the 2014 November international, he scored a try for the Springboks, but is best remembered for man-handling Jamie Heaslip during the game.

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