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Peet Marais

Full name

Peet Celliers Marais

Date of birth

31 October 1990 (age 33)

Place of birth

Welkom, South Africa

Height

1.99 m (6 ft 61⁄2 in)

Weight

114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)

School

Welkom Gimnasium

Notable relative(s)

Jandré Marais (brother)

Rugby union career

Youth Career
Position(s)	Lock
Current team	Brive
2007–2008	[[{{{tan}}}\|{{{t}}}]]
2009–2011	[[{{{tan}}}\|{{{t}}}]]
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2011–2014	[[{{{tan}}}\|{{{t}}}]]	49	(5)
2014–present	Brive	43	(5)
Correct as of 12 May 2014
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2008	South Africa Under-18 Elite Squad		()
2010	South Africa Under-20		()
Correct as of 12 May 2014

Peet Celliers Marais is a South African rugby union footballer. His playing position is lock.

Career

After playing for local Welkom-based side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] at various youth level, he joined Durban-based side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] at the start of 2009. He made his first class debut during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] and made 49 appearances for them over the next four seasons.

He was included in the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]' Super Rugby squad in 2013 and 2014, but failed to make a single Super Rugby appearance.

Brive

In May 2014, French media outlets reported that he signed a two-year deal with French side CA Brive for the 2014–2015 season. This was confirmed by the club on 2 July 2014.

Personal

He is the brother of former [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] player Jandré Marais.

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