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With Cornwall For Cornwall
Gans Kernow Rag Kernow
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Born
DoB – 29th May 1988
Birthplace – Auckland
Height – 5’ 11” (1.79m)
Weight – 18st (114kg)
Position – Prop
Honours – NZ Secondary Schools
Bolstering their front-row options in January 2015, the Cornish Pirates signed Marlen initially on a short-term contract from Weston-Super-Mare.
Auckland-born, in his youth Marlen represented New Zealand Secondary Schools, playing in the same side as ‘All Blacks’ Zac Guildford and Sam Whitelock, and he was also a member of the Auckland Blues and Western Force Academies.
Much of Marlen’s senior rugby has been played for Nedlands Rugby Club in Australia, whilst prior to joining Weston-Super-Mare he had also experienced rugby playing for TV Pforzheim in Germany.
Marlen made his debut for the Cornish Pirates as a replacement, coming off the bench to help the team record a memorable 45-38 points win against Bristol in February 2015. By that season’s conclusion his tally of appearances totalled seven, which is a figure that had risen to 171 by the end of the 2022/23 season. Suffice also to say, that throughout he has been a formidable and experienced front-rower, who is very much a stalwart of the team.
Nationality:
New Zealand
Nicknames:
Tucky
Previous Clubs:
Weston, Tring, Nedlands, Pforzheim
Rugby Idol?
Jonah Lomu
What item can you not travel without when on an away trip?
Phone and Cards
If you could attend any sporting event in the world, what would it be?
NBA Finals
What training drill do you dread the most?
Any fitness test
If you could be any other team mate for a week who would it be and why?
John Stevens - to see how he thinks
Tell us something that the supporters may not already know about you?
I'm part of a gaming clan
Where is your favourite place in cornwall?
Pednvounder Beach
If you were not working in high performance sport what job/career would you like to do?
Pro Gamer
