World Rugby Player of the Year Malcolm Marx is the latest injury worry for the Springboks.
Netwerk24 reports that the 31-year-old hooker was forced to leave the field at half-time of the Kubota Spears’ 26-24 Japan Rugby League One semi-final victory against the Saitama Wild Knights on Sunday with a biceps muscle injury.
The severity of the injury has not yet been confirmed, leaving both the Spears and the Springboks anxiously awaiting further medical assessments.
Marx’s setback comes at a concerning time for the Bok management, with several frontline players already sidelined ahead of the 2026 campaign.
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Most notably, star playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is expected to miss a significant portion of the international season after suffering an ankle injury in the Stormers’ Vodacom URC quarter-final victory against Cardiff.
The 24-year-old will be sidelined for three to six months.
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Loose forward Kwagga Smith has been ruled out for the remainder of the year with a serious knee injury sustained while playing for the Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan.
Lock RG Snyman and utility forward Ruan Venter are also facing lengthy spells on the sidelines with knee injuries, while scrumhalves Cobus Reinach and Morné van den Berg, utility back Ethan Hooker and fullback Aphelele Fassi are all recovering from surgery.
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