Malcolm Marx

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 29: John Smit, Bismarck du Plessis and Tendai Mtawarira of South Africa ready to scrum down during the Tri-Nations rugby match between Australia and South Africa on August 29, 2009 at Subiaco Oval in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

World Cup countdown: 2 days to go!

With just two days to go until the launch of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SARugbymag.co.za spotlights the most influential hookers to have played for the Springboks at the tournament.

Bok enforcers crack top 20

Three Springbok forwards have been included in the top 20 of a list of the 100 best rugby players in the world.

Bongi Mbonambi and Joseph Dweba during the 2023 Castle Lager Rugby Championship Springbok training session at Loftus Stadium Field B in Pretoria on 20 June 2023

Boks missing the hook

The Springboks are gambling with their World Cup title defence prospects by going all-in on Bongi Mbonambi and Malcolm Marx and not fully investing in support at hooker.

Marx is Boks’ No 1 in No 2 jersey

Considered the best hooker on the planet, Malcolm Marx is too good of an all-round threat for the Springboks to not be there from the first whistle, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Watch: Full Marx for picking Malcolm

Keo and Zels are excited about the dynamic Springbok lineup picked to take on the Pumas at Ellis Park.

South Africa's centre Frans Steyn hugs South Africa's scrum-half Faf de Klerk (R) after winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between Wales and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on October 27, 2019.

Boks pay tribute to ‘unbelievable’ Steyn

Faf de Klerk and Malcolm Marx both hailed Frans Steyn as a legend of Springbok rugby after the veteran called it a day on his professional rugby career.

Marx spears England prop

England Rugby in a recent social media post hailed the physicality of Kyle Sinckler, but watch here as the tighthead is planted into the turf by Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx.

Pieter-Steph du Toit of South Africa and Kwagga Smith of South Africa during the 2022 Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina held at Kings Park in Durban on 24 September 2022

Boks win big in Japan

Four Springboks, including Player of the Season Kwagga Smith, were included in the Best Fifteen of Japan’s League One.

Malcolm Marx. Rugby Championship test match rugby union. New Zealand All Blacks v South Africa Springboks, QBE Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Saturday 16 September 2017. © Copyright photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.Photosport.nz

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.

TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 19: Malcolm Marx of Kubota Spears celebrates with teammates after make a try during the League One match between Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay and MHI Sagamihara Dynaboars at Edogawa Athletics Stadium on February 19, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. (

Joy and pain for Boks in Japan

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.