Marcell Coetzee - Playing in Japan

Loading player...
The Bulls captain, Marcell Coetzee, will be running out for the team for the last time on Sunday when they tackle the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship.
The Springbok flanker will be heading to Japan where he will be plying trade at the Kobe Steelers.
The Potchefstroom-born loose-forward will only be heading to Japan on a six-month contract, before returning to the Bulls. He has previously played in the Japanese Top League for the Honda Heat in 2015-16.
Coetzee who also played for Ulster for five-years said that playing in Japan will be good for his career and he will have a benefit to his contribution in the URC.
27 Oct 2022 2AM English South Africa Sports · Sports

Other recent episodes

Dané van Niekerk - Return to international cricket

The former Proteas captain, Dané van Niekerk, could be set for a sensational return to international cricket ahead of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Van Niekerk has been included in the Proteas’ training camp, which got underway in Durban on Monday, after spending…
26 Aug 2AM 4 min

Swys de Bruin - Groot oorwinning teen Brasilië

Die Springbokke het hul 2025 Vroue Rugby Wêreldbeker-veldtog op ’n hoë noot afgeskop met ’n eensydige 66–6 sege teen Brasilië by Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton. Sondag het Aseza Hele wat die nommer agt truie gedra het, ’n driekuns van drieë aangeteken, terwyl losskakel Libbie Janse van Rensburg en linkervleuel Ayanda…
25 Aug 2AM 1 min

Burta de Kock - Varsity Netball title defence

The University of the Free State are all set to start their Varsity Netball title defence in Stellenbosch on Sunday, when they take on Wits. The popular tournament will see the first two rounds played in Stellenbosch before moving to Bloemfontein. The Kovsies are the defending champions and will once…
24 Aug 4AM 1 min

Rassie Erasmus - Crucial win against the Wallabies

The Springboks bounced back from their Johannesburg disappointment with a 30-22 victory over the Wallabies in a chilly, windswept Cape Town on Saturday night, in front of a sold-out Cape Town Stadium. The result saw South Africa retain the Mandela Challenge Plate, but it was more of a grind than…
24 Aug 3AM 1 min

Swys de Bruin - Rugby World Cup opener against Brazil

The Springbok Women begin their Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign against Brazil on Sunday at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton with a squad stacked with experience. The Ficksburg born-and-bred head coach Swys de Bruin warned that Brazil will be no pushovers.
23 Aug 3AM 1 min