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Marcel Girard Brache (born (1987-10-15)15 October 1987) is an American rugby union player. Brache was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised primarily in South Africa. He generally plays as a centre but can also play wing.
Brache 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 has played over 30 games for Western Force since his debut before scoring a try. Then, on 7 May 2015, he scored a first half hat-trick for the Western Force in their match against theSunwolves.
International
Brache represents the United States national team at the international level and is eligible by birth. Brache debuted for the United States during the November 2016 tests.
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 20 July 2016
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Minutes | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stormers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Western Force | 9 | 7 | 2 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Western Force | 14 | 12 | 2 | 875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Western Force | 13 | 11 | 2 | 870 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 37 | 30 | 7 | 2341 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |