Rhys Joseph Jennings Marshall (born 12 October 1992) is a New Zealand

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player. He plays as a hooker for

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in the

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and in

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Career in New Zealand

Marshall has international experience with the New Zealand under 20 side, having represented the Junior All Blacks at the

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. 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 squad for the

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as he was still awaiting his

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debut. He also went on to sign with

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for 2013. He started his first

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game for the Chiefs 41–27 win over the Highlanders. At 20 years of age, Marshall had yet to play

rugby, got the callup to start after former

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Hika Elliot failed a fitness test, and with Mahonri Schwalger also injured, Marshall got the job. In 2013, he signed a contract extension with the Chiefs until 2015. Marshall returned to New Zealand after 5 years in Ireland, and joined North Harbour ahead of the 2021 National Provincial Championship. He was selected in the squad for the

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Move to Ireland

On 4 October 2016, it was announced that Marshall would be joining Irish

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side

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on a three-year contract, which began following the completion of his

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commitments with

. On 4 November 2016, Marshall made his debut for Munster when he came on as a replacement during the

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fixture against Ospreys. On 26 November 2016, Marshall made his first start for Munster during the 46–3 win against Benetton at

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. Marshall earned the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 36–10 win against Ospreys in a

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fixture on 2 December 2017. He won his 50th cap for Munster on 19 May 2018, doing so when he started against

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in the provinces 16–15 Pro14 semi-final defeat. Marshall scored two tries in Munster's 49–13 win against Ospreys on 14 September 2018 in round 3 of the

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. He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in December 2018. Marshall was released by Munster at the end of the 2020–21 season and returned to New Zealand.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Rhys 1992 births Living people People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School Rugby union players from New Plymouth New Zealand rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players Chiefs (Super Rugby) players Munster Rugby players North Harbour rugby union players Waikato rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players Rugby union hookers