Charl Francois Marais (born 2 September 1970) is a South African former rugby union player.
Playing career Marais matriculated at Grey College and represented at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1987 and 1988. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1994 and in 1998 he moved to .
Marais made his test match debut for the Springboks against at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth in 1999 and he also played in the second test against Italy. During the 2000 rugby season, Marais played ten test matches for the Springboks and was a member of the end-of-year squad that toured to Argentina, Britain and Ireland. He also played three tour matches for the Springboks.
Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 74–3 Replacement 12 Jun 1999 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 2. 101–0 Replacement 1 19 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban 3. 51–18 Hooker 10 Jun 2000 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 4. 18–13 Hooker 17 Jun 2000 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 5. 22–27 Hooker 24 Jun 2000 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 6. 23–44 Hooker 8 Jul 2000 Colonial Stadium, Melbourne 7. 12–25 Hooker 22 Jul 2000 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 8. 6–26 Hooker 29 Jul 2000 Stadium Australia, Sydney 9. 46–40 Hooker 19 Aug 2000 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 10. 18–19 Hooker 26 Aug 2000 Kings Park, Durban 11. 37–33 Replacement 12 Nov 2000 River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires 12. 23–13 Replacement 26 Nov 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 685
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