Marx not coming home
Fresh from winning a league title, Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has signed a new contract to extend his stay in Japan until after the 2023 World Cup.
Fresh from winning a league title, Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has signed a new contract to extend his stay in Japan until after the 2023 World Cup.
Malcolm Marx celebrated, while fellow Boks Damian de Allende and Lood de Jager were devastated as Kubota Spears beat the Wild Knights in Saturday’s Japanese league final.
Damian de Allende dotted down to help Panasonic continue their winning run as the Springboks in Japan took centre stage, with the Premiership and Top 14 on a short break.
Malcolm Marx was one of three Springboks to cross the chalk when he dotted down for his seventh try of the season in Japan’s League One over the weekend.
Ireland icon Brian O’Driscoll believes compatriot Dan Sheehan’s form puts him ahead of Springboks Malcolm Marx and Bongi Mbonambi as the standout hooker on the planet.
Munster have ruled out a move for Malcolm Marx, after speculation that the Irish province would table a mega-money deal to sign the Springbok hooker from Japan.
Munster reportedly have their eyes set on boosting their pack with a major move for a member of the Springboks’ 2019 World Cup-winning pack.
Malcolm Marx says the forwards unit of the Springboks will have a few tricks up their sleeves when the world champs and England clash at Twickenham on Saturday.
There were three Springboks included in World Rugby’s 2022 Men’s Team of the Year, but that did not include centurion lock Eben Etzebeth, while New Zealand star Ardie Savea was also left out.
Joseph Dweba’s absence from the South Africa A side to tackle Bristol on Thursday owes itself to a potential Springbok recall after Malcolm Marx picked up a knock against France.