The defending champions have opted to not call up a replacement at this stage.
Malcolm Marx has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby World Cup. Picture: Dave Rowland/Getty Images
The Springboks have suffered a major blow just two weeks into the 2023 Rugby World Cup with key hooker Malcolm Marx ruled out of the rest of the tournament.The 2019 World Cup winner was not included inin Bordeaux on Sunday. Bongi Mbonambi was picked at hooker and as captain with 36-year-old Deon Fourie as his back-up.
With the Springboks having the luxury of a 33-man squad in France, and sufficient cover at hooker within the squad, Marx will not be replaced in the squad at this stage, SA Rugby said in a statement.“First and foremost, we are extremely disappointed for Malcolm, and we wish him all the best in his recovery,” said Nienaber.“He’s been working very hard to be in the best form possible for the tournament, and it’s tragic that his campaign has ended this way.
“As a team we will remain in contact with him, as we do with all injured players such as Lukhanyo , Handre and Lood , and support him as much as we can through the recovery process.in the squad, while Marco has also been training there and has been named on all our team sheets so far as a hooker option.
“We’ll assess our needs for the rest of the tournament and confirm who we are calling up as an additional player later this week.”The Springboks, who are based in Toulon, will depart for Bordeaux on Thursday afternoon where they will continue their preparations for Sunday’s round two encounter against Romania at Stade de Bordeaux., who hurt his shoulder in last weekend’s win against Scotland.
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