Malcolm Marx

Malcolm Marx
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Justin Marx
Born (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994
Germiston, South Africa
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 119 kg (18 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended King Edward VII School
University University of Johannesburg
Club information
Playing position Hooker
Current club Lions
Youth career
2007–present Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2013 UJ 8 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2014–2015 Young Lions 12 (10)
2014–present Golden Lions 15 (5)
2014–present Lions 20 (25)
Representative team(s)‡
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 (test) 2 (0)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

Malcolm Justin Marx (born 13 July 1994 in Germiston) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Lions.[1] His regular position is hooker, but he did play as a flanker at youth level for the Golden Lions.

Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

He 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.

He was included in a South Africa Academy side in 2011[2] and, following the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week competition, he was named in the South Africa Schools side[3] and played against France[4] and England[5] in August 2012.

In 2013, he played for UJ in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition, making eight appearances and scoring four tries.[6]

He 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.[7] He was also named as the Golden Lions U19 Forward of the Year for his displays.[8]

He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[9]

Golden Lions / Lions

He 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.[10]

He was also included in the Lions Super Rugby squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[11]

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.[12] He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein,[13] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[14] He then started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Malcolm Marx". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced". Rugby15. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "SA schools side named". Sport24. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17-7 France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36-29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rising stars in action as Vodacom Cup kicks off – Round 1 Preview". South African Rugby Union. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "6 Honoured at Golden Lions Rugby Union Awards". High School Sports Magazine. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards XV 16-18 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lions name Super Rugby squad". SuperSport. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26-29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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