Rhys Marshall
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| Birth name | Rhys Joseph Jennings Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17.5 st; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Joseph Jennings Marshall (born 12 October 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for Waikato in the National Provincial Championship and Highlanders in Super Rugby Pacific.
Marshall has international experience with the New Zealand under 20 side, having represented the Junior All Blacks at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[1] 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 Chiefs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season as he was still awaiting his ITM Cup debut.[2] He also went on to sign with Taranaki for 2013.[3]
He started his first Super Rugby game for the Chiefs 41–27 win over the Highlanders.[4] At 20 years of age, Marshall had yet to play ITM Cup rugby, got the callup to start after former All Black Hika Elliot failed a fitness test, and with Mahonri Schwalger also injured, Marshall got the job.[5] In 2013, he signed a contract extension with the Chiefs until 2015.[6]
Marshall returned to New Zealand after 5 years in Ireland, and joined North Harbour ahead of the 2021 National Provincial Championship.[7] He was selected in the Highlanders squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8]