South Africa Marx Boks Rugby Championship

Malcolm Marx on the charge for Boks. Photo: AFP

ICYMI: Top ‘Marx’ for Boks’ Malcolm

Malcolm Marx leads our key player ratings after the Boks claimed an important 36-20 win over Argentina on Saturday.

South Africa Marx Boks Rugby Championship

Malcolm Marx on the charge for Boks. Photo: AFP

In a week filled with plenty of off-field drama for the Boks, there will be a great sense of relief that they were able to come away with a hard-fought win in Buenos Aires.

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Here we dish out some player ratings to the best performers from the Boks:

Malcolm Marx (9/10)

After yet another industrious effort, it’s increasingly difficult to see Marx giving up the No 2 jersey even when Bongi Mbonambi returns from injury.

Marx was quite superb with his lineout throwing, and again he proved to be a constant nuisance at the breakdown as is so often the case. Besides making 13 tackles, he also completed seven carries and scored two incredibly well-taken try.

Jordan Hendrikse (8/10)

The young scrumhalf continues to look more and more comfortable at Test level, and this was another impressive performance in hostile foreign conditions.

Besides a well-taken try, Hendrikse’s kicking and distribution was largely on point, while he also made some telling contributions on defence.

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Damian de Allende (8/10)

This was a much-needed return to form for De Allende, who racked up 59metres, eight carries and beat four defenders, while scoring a crucial match-defining try.

De Allende added real physicality on attack and defence, emerging as one of the standout backline players on the night in Buenos Aires.

Jasper Wiese (7/10)

All of a sudden, Wiese seems to have taken full authority of the No 8 jersey, and it will take some work for veteran Duane Vermeulen to reclaim a starting berth on current form.

According to the official Sanzaar statistics, Wiese can be credited with 41m and 11 carries, while beating three defenders in a memorable performance from the big man.