Centre Marcus Nel’s second spell at Weston-super-Mare will see him make for 100th appearance for the club’s 1stXV in Saturday’s Regional 1 Tribute South West home game against Exmouth, kick-off 3 pm
The former club captain made 74 appearances in his four seasons with the Seasiders, scoring 22 tries, before leaving to join Clifton in June 2020, where he made 90 appearances, but returned to Weston ahead of the 2025/26 season.
Born and bred in Zimbabwe, Nel studied at Rhodes University in South Africa. He represented the Zimbabwe U20s side and played a season with the Zimbabwe Goshawks in the Currie Cup First Division.
He moved to the UK in 2016 to do an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of the West of England. He joined the Weston club and made his debut in the Somerset Cup semi-final win over the University of Bath.
Nel is a lecturer in sport and exercise psychology at the University of the West of England as well as the Founder of ‘Ahead for the Game’, which has the vision that individuals must be prepared and in the right headspace for performance.
The former Zimbabwe international is a highly qualified sport psychologist and has also worked with organisations such as Bristol Bears and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, delivering tailored psychological support to optimise performance and well-being.
Marcus Nel is sponsored by Palmers Quality Butchers, Meadow Street, Weston-super-Mare
