| Franco Marais | |
| Fullname: | Franco Stephan Marais |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Vereeniging |
| Weight: | 1080NaN0 |
| Position: | Hooker |
| Youthyears1: | 2010 |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
| Years1: | 2012–2017 |
| Apps1: | 34 |
| Points1: | 20 |
| Years2: | 2013–2018 |
| Apps2: | 20 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2014–2018 |
| Apps3: | 42 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Apps4: | 40 |
| Points4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2020—2024 |
| Clubs5: | Red Hurricanes |
| Apps5: | 13 |
| Points5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2024— |
| Apps6: | 3 |
| Points6: | 5 |
| Repyears1: | 2012 |
| Repteam1: | South Africa Under-20 |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2017 |
| Repteam2: | South Africa 'A' |
| Repcaps2: | 2 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 4 August 2020 |
| Repupdate: | 6 April 2018 |
Franco Stephan Marais (born 23 September 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Red Hurricanes in the Japanese Top League. His usual position is hooker.
In March 2018 it was announced that Marais would join Premiership Rugby side Gloucester for the 2018–19 season.[1]
He will leave Gloucester at the end of 2019–20 season to join Japanese side Red Hurricanes.[2] A side now under leadership of Gloucester's former head coach Johan Ackermann.[3]
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