Marco Gerhardt van Staden (born 25 August 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player formerly of Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top domestic tier of rugby.

[2] Van Staden started his 2018 rugby season playing in Varsity Cup, he earned himself his first Blue Bulls cap, and becoming a regular starter throughout the 2018 season campaign.

Later that year Van Staden made his international debut for the Springboks (18 August 2018) as a replacement against Argentina.

He is the first player in South African rugby history to play university, franchise and country in a single year.

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