Marcel Brache, USA Eagle & Super Rugby Vet
Ep. 3 — Marcel Brache: The Old Newbie
Born in LA, raised in Cape Town, and shaped by the schoolyards, cricket grounds, and rugby stadiums of Newlands — Marcel Brache's path to the USA Eagles jersey is one of the most unlikely in the game. In this episode, Marcel joins the pod to trace a journey that began barefoot in a South African primary school, drifted through two lost years of "partying and drinking," and was rescued by a beer-league game that happened to catch the eye of future Stormers head coach John Dobson.
From there: a UCT Varsity Cup run, a dream call-up to his boyhood team…
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