Friday 30 July 2010

ULR Samurai International have named South Africa 7s stalwart Marius Schoeman as captain for the upcoming Middlesex 7s.

The versatile Schoeman called time on his international 7s career following South Africa’s victorious 2008/09 campaign. Playing in 39 IRB tournaments since 2001 and accumulating 103 tries, only a handful of players have more experience in the international sevens arena, making him the perfect leader for last year’s finalists as they look to go one better this time around.
Marius knows what it means to play for the Samurai, having won Amsterdam in 2008 and finished as a runner up at Middlesex 2009 and will be determined to go one better this year and lift the trophy.

ULR Samurai Manager Terry Sands said “We are delighted to have Marius on board for this world-famous tournament. Having played for us before, he knows what is required in terms of effort and performance and his experience, versatility and professionalism make him an ideal leader for the Samurai as we look to continue our success on the back of the National Series victory.”

Sands has been busy building another typically competitive squad for this year’s event and can confirm that Samurai International RFC’s player of the UK National Series, Mark Bright will also be pulling on the famous shirt at Twickenham on August 14th. Mark captained the Samurai to victory in the inaugural competition and will look to put his physical presence to good use at Twickenham.