Marco Gerhardt van Staden (born 25 August 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player formerly of Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top domestic tier of rugby. He also previously played for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is flanker.
Van Staden started his 2018 rugby season playing in Varsity Cup, he earned himself his first Blue Bulls cap, and becoming a regular starter throughout the 2018 season campaign. Later that year Van Staden made his international debut for the Springboks (18 August 2018) as a replacement against . He is the first player in South African rugby history to play university, franchise and country in a single year.
International statistics Test Match record
Against P W D L Tri Pts %Won 7 6 0 1 0 0 9 5 0 4 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 10 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 Total 38 28 0 10 4 20 Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
International tries
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score 1Marseille, FranceStade Vélodrome2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B1 October 2023Win49–18 2Perth, AustraliaPerth Stadium2024 Rugby Championship17 August 2024Win12–30 3Pretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld Stadium2025 Italy tour of South Africa5 July 2025Win42–24 4Turin, ItalyJuventus Stadium2025 end-of-year test15 November 2025Win14–32
Honours Super Rugby Unlocked 2020 Currie Cup winner 2020–21 Gallagher Premiership Winner 2021–22 2025 Rugby Championship winner
References
External links Marco van Staden at Springboks