Charl Francois Marais (born 2 September 1970) is a South African former rugby union player.
[1] Marais matriculated at Grey College and represented Free State at the annual Craven Week tournaments in 1987 and 1988.
He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1994 and in 1998 he moved to Western Province.
[2] Marais made his test match debut for the Springboks against Italy at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth in 1999 and he also played in the second test against Italy.
During the 2000 rugby season, Marais played ten test matches for the Springboks and was a member of the end-of-year squad that toured to Argentina, Britain and Ireland.