Road to the RWC | Springbok player profile: Malcolm Marx

Malcolm Marx is one of the most powerful and authoritative players in world rugby and because of his rare skillset he will be influential to the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup campaign in France.

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The 29-year-old Marx is arguably the best hooker in all of rugby, but apart from that, he is also a try-scoring threat to opposition defences having chalked up 15 touchdowns in his 61 Test appearances since making his debut in 2016. Marx formed part of the World Cup-winning Springboks team in 2019.

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PROFILE: MALCOLM MARX

Name: Malcolm Marx

Born: 13 July 1994

Age: 29

School: KES

Position: Hooker

Height: 1.89m

Weight: 115kg

Test debut: South Africa v New Zealand in Christchurch, 17 September 2016

Springbok no.: 876

Tests played: 61

Tries scored: 15

Current club team: Kubota Spears

Major teams: South Africa, Lions, NTT Shining Arcs

All information correct as at 17 August 2023

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SPRINGBOKS’ 2023 FIXTURES:

RWC warm-up fixtures:

Saturday, 19 August – Boks vs Wales (Principality Stadium, Cardiff), 4:15pm
Friday, 25 August – Boks vs New Zealand (Twickenham, London), 8.30pm

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RWC fixtures:

Sunday, 10 September – Boks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 5:45pm
Sunday, 17 September – Boks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux), 3pm
Saturday, 23 September – Boks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris), 9pm
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 9pm

Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final

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