Hendré Marnitz is a South African

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coach, currently the head coach of the .

Career

Marnitz is originally from

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, but moved to

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where he became involved in coaching at the

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– taking charge of the Helderberg, PSO Barbarians and Dagbreek koshuis sides – and at the Rugby Institute. He played as a scrum-half before taking up coaching and was also involved in sports agency and player management.

India

Marnitz was the joint-head coach of the

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alongside fellow South African coach Norman Laker in 2009.

Buccaneers

In 2010, Marnitz moved to

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to take over as the head coach of

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-based All-Ireland League side

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. In his first season in charge, he guided them to third position in the 2010–2011 All-Ireland League Division 1B, while they finished in sixth spot in the 2011–2012 season. He resigned as head coach after four rounds of the 2012–2013 season to return to South Africa to take up a role with the .

Blue Bulls

Marnitz was appointed as a backs and defence coach for the '

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side for the 2013 competition. In November 2013, he became the head coach of the side, as well as the head coach of the side. He guided the latter to the final of the 2014 Varsity Young Guns competition, which they lost in a kick-off after a 17–all draw after

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. He also guided the Blue Bulls Under-19s to the final of the

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, but again ended fell short in the final as ran out 33–26 winners. In July 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of the team, but he had a disappointing first season in charge as they finished in fifth position on the log, failing to qualify for the semi-finals. In November 2015, Marnitz was appointed as the head coach of the '

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team for the 2016 season.

References

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