Date of birth | 17 December 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Richards Bay, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Philip J. Nel (grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Technical Director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marijke Nel (born 17 December 1967)[1] is a South African-born Canadian tennis player and former women's international rugby union fly-half from Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She played rugby until 2006 when she moved to Canada to coach tennis. She is the granddaughter of the former South Africa national rugby union team captain, Philip J. Nel.