BRACHE BACK WITH THE FORCE FOR 2016 & 2017
WESTERN FORCE MEDIA RELEASE
Friday, 4 September 2015
Popular Western Force utility back Marcel Brache will remain with the club through to the end of the 2017 season.
The energetic winger/centre played all but one match for the Western Australian club this year, having joined the Force from South Africa’s Western Province for the 2014 season.
Having joined the Force with 41 Currie Cup caps to his name for Western Province and a Varsity Cup title with the University of Cape Town Ikey Tigers, the 28-year-old says he’s excited about continuing his rugby in Perth.
“To be honest, I didn’t want to be anywhere else,” he said. “From a personal perspective, I’m really enjoying being a part of this team and this club. Professionally, I feel like my game is continuing to develop which is really important.
“It felt like a huge decision to come across initially, but now I’ve been here for two years I’m really keen to stay longer and I love living in Perth.
“It’s such a great team and environment to be a part of. Our supporters are fantastic and are so passionate and committed to the team’s cause, and I can’t wait to have the opportunity to repay the faith and support I’ve received from the club and our Sea of Blue.”
Brache also acknowledged the strength of the Force Family program, which links incoming Force players with a local support family.
“My own family was so supportive of my decision to come across and play in Australia,” he said. “To then have the support that we do through the Force Families while we’re here has made transitioning and settling so much easier, and I know a lot of the other guys really appreciate the support we receive from them.”
Brache says he’s excited about what the team can achieve over the next two seasons.
“We were all disappointed with last season,” he said. “We showed glimpses of what we could do without being able to round games out, but there were a few games where we didn’t pitch up – which is particularly disappointing and simply not acceptable.
“While it’s difficult at the time, you learn a lot from losing and gain greater insight into yourselves and what you have to work on. While we’re obviously grateful for and keen to build on what we achieved in 2014, in the long run, we will gain a lot from the 2015 season which will help define how much better we can be.”
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Profile
Name: Marcel Brache
Born: 15/10/1987, Los Angeles (USA)
Position: Centre/Wing
Club: Perth Bayswater
Height: 190cm
Weight: 92kg
Super Rugby caps: 25 (24 Force, 1 Stormers)
Super Rugby points: 0
Super Rugby debut: 2012 (Stormers) v Lions, Cape Town
Representative Rugby: 2014-2015 Western Force, 2014 Perth Spirit, 2012 Stormers, 2010-2013 Western Province
