South African lock/flanker Marno Redelinghuys played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2025. He represented Rugby ATL (2020-2021) and the Houston SaberCats (2022-2025).

Redelinghuys began his senior rugby career with the Leopards XV in 2015, and the Leopards between 2015-2017. He represented Western Province in the Currie Cup between 2018-2019, and earned a Super Rugby appearance with the Lions in 2019. He signed with Rugby ATL in December 2019 ahead of the 2020 season, and earned 2 appearances (both starts) before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the MLR season down. In the league’s return in 2021, Redelinghuys appeared in 17 of ATL’s 18 games (15 starts) en route to the MLR Championship Final where they fell to the LA Giltinis 31-17 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

On 10th March 2022, a handful of weeks into the 2022 MLR season, Rugby ATL traded Redelinghuys and a 3rd Rd Draft Pick in 2022 (39th overall, used to select Brandon Karnes) to the Houston SaberCats in exchange for Houston’s 1st Rd Draft Pick in 2022 (used to select Matt Gelhaus) and a short term player loan of Kian Meadon (expired 10th April 2022). Since this trade, Redelinghuys has earned 24 MLR caps for the ‘Cats (21 starts) including 16 in 2023, where he gained over 400m with ball in hand and completed 136 successful tackles. On 12th December 2023, the Houston SaberCats announced the return of Marno Redelinghuys for the 2024 MLR season. Redelinghuys scored 1 try in 10 games (all starts) for the ‘Cats as they finished as the top team in MLR with a record of 14-2. He started the SaberCats’ only Playoff game of the 2024 season, recording 12 tackles as Houston were stunned by the Dallas Jackals in the Western Conference Semifinals.

On November 20th, 2024, the Houston SaberCats confirmed the return of Marno Redelinghuys for the 2025 season with the team, his 4th season in Houston and 6th in MLR.

achievements:

• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 18
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 9
• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Rd 15
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 12
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Rd 10
• 2021 MLR Runner-Up: Rugby ATL
• MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Rd 1