Malcolm Marx

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Malcom Marx
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Marx playing a match in 2021
Full nameMalcolm Justin Marx
Date of birth (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Germiston, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb)
School King Edward VII School
University University of Johannesburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Kubota Spears
Youth career
2007–2015 Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 UJ 8 (20)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2018 Golden Lions XV 13 (10)
2014–2017 Golden Lions 17 (5)
2014–2019 Lions 68 (150)
2020 NTT Shining Arcs 6 (25)
2021– Kubota Spears 31 (130)
Correct as of 9 August 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 S.A. Academy
2012 South Africa Schools 2 (0)
2014 South Africa Under-20 1 (5)
2016 South Africa 'A' 2 (0)
2016– South Africa 71 (100)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (0)
Correct as of 31 August 2024
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Japan Squad
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 France Squad

Malcolm Justin Marx (born 13 July 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national rugby team and Kubota Spears in the Japan Rugby League One. His regular position is hooker, but he did play as a flanker at youth level for the Golden Lions. He is widely regarded[ according to whom? ] as one of the best hookers in World Rugby.

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Youth and Varsity rugby

Marx represented the Golden Lions at several youth tournaments. He played for them at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week competition and the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition.

During his schooling, Marx attended King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. Marx was included in a South Africa Academy side in 2011 [1] and, following the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week competition, he was named in the South Africa Schools side [2] and played against France [3] and England [4] in August 2012.

In 2013, Marx played for UJ in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition, making eight appearances and scoring four tries. [5]

Marx was also a regular for the Golden Lions U19 side during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. He made thirteen appearances in total, scoring four tries – one of them in the final against the Blue Bulls U19. [6] He was also named as the Golden Lions U19 Forward of the Year for his displays. [7]

Marx was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. [8]

Golden Lions / Lions

Marx made his senior debut for the Golden Lions in the 2014 Vodacom Cup by starting in their 18–16 opening day victory over the Leopards in Potchefstroom. [9]

Marx was also included in the Lions Super Rugby squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. [10]

After a stellar 2017 for the Lions, Marx picked up a number of awards for the Lions including Super Rugby Player of the Year, Supporters Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year and Most Valued Player of the Year. [11] Marx continued this form into the 2018 Super Rugby season, finishing the competition as the Lions' top try-scorer of the year and he is now the joint top try scorer (27) in Lions history, a record he shares with current team mates Courtnall Skosan and Lionel Mapoe.

Kubota Spears

Marx joined the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay, a top Japanese rugby club in the Japan rugby League one, in August 2020. [12] [13] He has been a regular starter. he however missed the 2023 club season due to a knee injury that also ruled him out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [14]

South Africa 'A'

In 2016, Marx was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team. [15] He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein, [16] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. [17] He then started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George. [18]

Springboks

2016–2017

Marx was first selected for the Springboks for the 2016 Rugby Championship, making three appearances for his country during 2016. Marx made his debut for the Springboks on 17 September 2016, the same date as team mate Francois Louw's 50th test. Marx replaced Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss in the 43rd minute, but had a disappointing debut, with South Africa losing to New Zealand 13-41. Marx earned his first start for the Springboks on 5 November 2016, putting a 51-minute performance into a 31-31 draw against the Barbarians Club, prior to being replaced by Bongi Mbonambi.

After a series of outstanding performances for the Lions, Marx became a regular starter for South Africa in 2017. On 10 June 2017, he was named man of the match for his performance in the first of three tests against the French. [19] Although his performance against New Zealand in the third round of the 2017 Rugby Championship was highly criticised, Marx performed to a world-class level throughout most of the competition and played in every test of the competition, with South Africa finishing in third place. Marx was not subbed off in either test against Australia during the competition, a rare feat for a hooker, the first test of which a 23-23 draw and the second test against Australia being a 27-27 draw. Marx lost out on winning Man of the Match to Australian back Kurtley Beale on both occasions.

Marx took his international career to new heights on 7 October 2017, with his performance against New Zealand becoming much-talked about and publicised, arguably his best individual performance to date. The performances of Marx, as well as fellow forwards Steven Kitshoff and newly-appointed Springbok Captain Eben Etzebeth allowed South Africa to compete well against the All Blacks, with Marx making four turnovers and many tackles on defence, also setting up replacement loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez for a try and scoring the final try of the game. Marx's try was converted by Lions teammate Elton Jantjies to make the final score a narrow 24-25 loss to the All Blacks. Marx completed his 2017 rugby season by appearing in three of the four Springbok tests during the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.

In 2017 Marx scooped a number of awards, he was voted SA Rugby Player of the Year and SA Rugby Young Player of the Year. He was also voted South African Super Rugby Player of the Tournament. [20]

2019 Rugby World Cup

Marx was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [21] South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeating England in the final. [22]

2023 Rugby World Cup

Marx was part of South Africa's squad that won the 2023 Rugby World Cup; however, he missed most of the tournament due to a knee injury suffered in training. [23]

International tries

As of 29 September 2024 [24]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of France.svg  France Johannesburg, South Africa Ellis Park Stadium 2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa 24 June 2017Win35–12
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Perth, Australia Perth Oval 2017 Rugby Championship 9 September 2017Draw23–23
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Cape Town, South Africa Newlands Stadium 2017 Rugby Championship 7 October 2017Loss24–25
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium 2018 Rugby Championship 15 September 2018Win34–36
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fukuroi, Japan Shizuoka Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 4 October 2019Win49–3
6Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium 2021 July rugby union tests 2 July 2021Win40–9
7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Port Elizabeth, South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 2021 Rugby Championship 21 August 2021Win29–10
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold Coast, Australia Robina Stadium 2021 Rugby Championship 12 September 2021Loss28–26
9
10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 6 November 2021Win18–23
11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium 2022 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa 5 July 2022Win32–29
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Estadio Libertadores de América 2022 Rugby Championship 17 September 2022Win20–36
13
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Genoa, Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 19 November 2022Win21–63
15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium 2023 Rugby Championship 15 July 2023Loss35–20
16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 19 August 2023Win16–52
17Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand London, England Twickenham Stadium 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 25 August 2023Win7–35
18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Perth, Australia Perth Stadium 2024 Rugby Championship 17 August 2024Win12–30
19
20Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town Stadium 2024 Rugby Championship 7 September 2024Win18–12
21Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Mbombela, South Africa Mbombela Stadium 2024 Rugby Championship 28 September 2024Win48–7

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