Malcolm Marx sweeps the Rugby Awards with 3 accolades
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx was rewarded with three awards following a sublime season in 2017, including being named the SA Rugby Player of the Year.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx was rewarded with three awards following a sublime season in 2017, including being named the SA Rugby Player of the Year.
Springbok and Emirates Lions hooker Malcolm Marx leads the nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year 2017 awards.
Bongi Mbonambi will make his first start for the Springboks against Italy in Padova, while Pieter-Steph du Toit returns to the starting team for Saturday’s third Test in the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour.
Only one player has been dropped from the team that played against Australia – the 95-cap veteran Beast Mtawarira – for the game against the All Blacks.
Franco Mostert and Jean-Luc du Preez are back in the Springbok starting team for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks.
Sean Fitzpatrick spoke exclusively to Sport24 about Saturday’s Super Rugby final between the Lions and the Crusaders at Ellis Park, as well as the row over referee Jaco Peyper’s appointment.
The Springboks finally buried their Ellis Park bogey against the French with their first-ever victory against the Tricolors in Johannesburg.
Hardworking prop Ruan Dreyer will make his debut for the Springboks on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against France.
After the Springboks’ 37-15 win in a game that saw the home side attack with sparkle and vigour and defend with doggedness and defiance, Allister Coetzee said there was still a lot of work to be done.
Lionel Mapoe will replace Jesse Kriel at outside centre in the only change to the Springbok line-up for the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test match against France in Durban on Saturday.