Rugby-Key Springboks hooker Marx under injury cloud


Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool B - South Africa v Scotland - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - September 10, 2023 South Africa's Malcolm Marx receives medical attention after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

(Reuters) - South Africa face a potentially huge blow to their bid to retain the Rugby World Cup after hooker Malcolm Marx was sent for scans for an undisclosed injury picked up in training on Wednesday.

Marx, one of two specialist hookers in the squad along with Bongi Mbonambi, was never going to be involved in Sunday’s second Pool B game against minnows Romania but the Springboks are worried about his availability for remainder of the tournament in France.

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