Rhys Marshall

Rhys Joseph Jennings Marshall (born 12 October 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for Waikato in the National Provincial Championship and Highlanders in Super Rugby Pacific.

Rhys Marshall
Birth nameRhys Joseph Jennings Marshall
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight111 kg (17.5 st; 245 lb)
SchoolNew Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2016 Taranaki 40 (40)
2013–2016 Chiefs 31 (5)
2016–2021 Munster 80 (75)
2021– North Harbour 2 (0)
2021 Waikato 4 (5)
2022– Highlanders 9 (20)
Correct as of 29 May 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 New Zealand U20 4 (5)
Correct as of 25 November 2012

Career in New Zealand

Marshall has international experience with the New Zealand under 20 side, having represented the Junior All Blacks at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[1] Following on from the Junior World Cup, he played for Hawke's Bay's Colts team.

In October 2012, it was announced that Marshall was the surprise name in the Chiefs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season as he was still awaiting his ITM Cup debut.[2] He also went on to sign with Taranaki for 2013.[3]

He started his first Super Rugby game for the Chiefs 41–27 win over the Highlanders.[4] At 20 years of age, Marshall had yet to play ITM Cup rugby, got the callup to start after former All Black Hika Elliot failed a fitness test, and with Mahonri Schwalger also injured, Marshall got the job.[5] In 2013, he signed a contract extension with the Chiefs until 2015.[6]

Marshall returned to New Zealand after 5 years in Ireland, and joined North Harbour ahead of the 2021 National Provincial Championship.[7] He was selected in the Highlanders squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8]

Move to Ireland

On 4 October 2016, it was announced that Marshall would be joining Irish Pro14 side Munster on a three-year contract, which began following the completion of his Mitre 10 Cup commitments with Taranaki.[9] On 4 November 2016, Marshall made his debut for Munster when he came on as a replacement during the 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Ospreys.[10] On 26 November 2016, Marshall made his first start for Munster during the 46–3 win against Benetton at Thomond Park.[11] Marshall earned the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 36–10 win against Ospreys in a 2017–18 Pro14 fixture on 2 December 2017.[12]

He won his 50th cap for Munster on 19 May 2018, doing so when he started against Leinster in the provinces 16–15 Pro14 semi-final defeat.[13] Marshall scored two tries in Munster's 49–13 win against Ospreys on 14 September 2018 in round 3 of the 2018–19 Pro14.[14] He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in December 2018.[15] Marshall was released by Munster at the end of the 2020–21 season and returned to New Zealand.[16]

References
  1. "Rhys Marshall IRB JWC Player Profile". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. "Chiefs confirm 2013 squad" (Press release). Chiefs. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. "Rhys Marshall signs on for Taranaki". Taranaki Daily. Fairfax. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. "Munster announce signing of Rhys Marshall". RTE.ie. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. McLean, Glenn (25 February 2013). "Rhys Marshall makes mature Super debut". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. "Chiefs re-sign six players" (Press release). Chiefs. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  7. "North Harbour recruit former All Blacks trainee, lose capped flanker". RugbyPass. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Highlanders name squad for Super Rugby Pacific 2022". Highlanders. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. "Latest Player Signings". Munster Rugby. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. "Munster Flourish In Cork Sell Out". Munster Rugby. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  11. "Munster Topple Treviso In Claiming Top Spot". Munster Rugby. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  12. "Munster Overpower Ospreys For Bonus Point Win". Munster Rugby. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  13. "Munster Lose Semi-Final To Leinster By A Point". Munster Rugby. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. "Report | Munster Beat Ospreys In Cork". Munster Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  15. "12 Munster Players Sign Contract Extensions". Munster Rugby. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  16. "Rhys Marshall To Depart Munster". Munster Rugby. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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