South Africa's World Cup title defence suffered a major blow on Thursday when hooker Malcolm Marx was ruled out of ... being the only remaining specialist number two, opening the possibility ...

A regular member of the Boks’ Bomb Squad, Malcolm ... 6-2 and 7-1 splits, meaning that forwards will have to cover in the backline while utility backs are also crucial. But for Marx, he is ...

Nienaber said Thursday that loose forward Marco van Staden also had previous experience at No. 2 and might be called on to play there. South Africa's Malcolm Marx scores a try during the rugby ...

Cape Town – There were some raised eyebrows on Tuesday when Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber sent Malcolm ... Stadium. Marx was a menace at the breakdowns as he earned a number of penalties ...

Duane Vermeulen returns at number eight and will captain the ... 3 – Frans Malherbe, 2 – Malcolm Marx, 1 – Steven Kitshoff Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the ...

South Africa have suffered a major World Cup injury blow with hooker Malcolm Marx ruled out of the tournament with a torn ACL. Marx, one of the world’s best hookers, suffered the injury in ...

However, what some viewers may have missed was a truly remarkable display of strength by Malcolm Marx, as he prevented Pieter-Steph du Toit from a potentially catastrophic injury. Receiving a high ...

TOULON, South AfricaTOULON, South Africa — South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx was ruled out of the remainder ... also had previous experience at No. 2 and might be called on to play there.

The Springboks have elected not to replace Marx in their 33-man squad “at this stage”. “First and foremost, we are extremely disappointed for Malcolm, and we wish him all the best in his ...