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Edgar Marutlulle (born 20 December 1987) is a South African
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player for the in
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and the in the Rugby Challenge. His usual position is hooker.


Career


Youth

He went to
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and therefore represented youth level. He was included in their Under-18
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sides in both 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he was also included in a South African Schools team that played against their South African Academy counterparts. In 2005, he also represented the side in the 2005 Under-19 Provincial Championship. The following year, he was included in the South African Under-19 squad that competed at the 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in the
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, finishing eighth in the competition. He once again played at Under-19 level for the Leopards in the Provincial Championship in 2006 and progressed to the Under-21 side in 2007 and 2008. He was included in the ' senior squad for the
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competition, but failed to make an appearance. He also represented a South African Students side that played against .


UJ / Golden Lions

In 2009, Marutlulle moved to
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, where he joined university side for the
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season. He made seven appearances for the side as they narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot. However, he was once again included in the South African Students squad that faced their American counterparts in matches in
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and
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. He was again a key player for UJ in the
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competition, starting all seven matches for the side during their campaign and scoring five tries, which included two in their match against the , but could once again not help UJ into the semi-finals. However, Johannesburg-based union included him in their squad for the
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and he made his first team debut against the in
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. He played thirteen matches during the season – mainly being used off the bench, but he did start matches against the and the – and Marutlulle also scored his first senior try in their return match against the in
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. In 2011, he made the step up to
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level when he was included in the squad for the
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. He made his debut playing off the bench against the , but was behind
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in the pecking order and made just one start during the season in their match against the , coming on as a substitute on seven occasions. He was also utilised in the
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during this time, starting six matches and scoring three tries, which included a brace against the .


Return to Leopards

However, he rejoined the prior to the
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season on a two-year deal. He established himself as the first-choice hooker right away, starting 11 of their 15 matches during the season and made a further two appearances off the bench. He scored four tries – both home and away to the and home and away to the , the latter fixture being the semi-final, which the Leopards lost 50–27. He was included in the squad for the
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. He made four appearances from the bench in the first four games of the season, but lost his place when first
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and then
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were preferred to him. He returned to the and represented them in their final game of the
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season. He again made thirteen appearances during the Leopards'
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campaign. This time, he scored a total of six tries to finish as the Leopards' top try-scoring forward during the season, once again helping them to the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost to the for the second year in a row, with the fixture this time requiring extra time to differentiate the sides, with the Kings eventually running out 32–29 winners. Again, first-choice hooker during the
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competition, Marutlulle made seven starts as they finished fifth in the Northern Section. He was released from his contract after the
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campaign to return to
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to join the , having made a total of 34 appearances for the , scoring ten tries.


Eastern Province Kings

He signed a deal with the Eastern Province Kings in a deal until the end of 2015. In June 2014, he was selected in the starting line-up for the side to face during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He played for the first 72 minutes of the match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat. He played in seven matches of the Kings'
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season as they returned to the Premier Division of the competition in
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; he started the first six matches of the season before sustaining a shoulder injury that ruled him out for the next three weeks. He returned to the side for their final match of the season and appeared as a second-half substitute to help his side beat the 26–25 to secure their only win of the season.


South Africa 'A'

In 2016, Marutlulle was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring
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team. He didn't play in their first match in
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, but was named on their bench for the second match of the series in
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, and came on in the second half of a 26–29 defeat.


Blue Bulls

After the
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, Marutlulle moved back north, joining the
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-based on a three-year deal.


References

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