Springbok star Malcolm Marx has reportedly signed a contract extension with the Kubota Spears that will keep him in Japan's League One until June 2027.


Die Springbok-ster Malcolm Marx het na bewering &#39;n kontrakverlenging met die Kubota Spears geteken wat hom tot Junie 2027 in Japan se Liga Een sal hou.


Intshatsheli yeSpringbok uMalcolm Marx utyikitye isivumelwano neKubota Spears esiza kumgcina kwiLeague One yaseJapan kude kube nguJuni ka-2027.


Isihlabani samaBhokobhoko uMalcolm Marx kubikwa ukuthi usayine inkontileka yelula neKubota Spears ezomgcina ku-League One yaseJapan kuze kube uJuni 2027.


The 30-year-old hooker, widely regarded as one of the world's best in his position, has been a key figure for the Spears since joining the club in 2021. The extension follows a disappointing end to their 2024 campaign, with the Frans Ludeke-coached side falling to Toshiba Brave Lupus in Sunday's League One final.Marx initially arrived in Japan in 2020, signing with the Spears after a stint at NTT Shining Arcs and a standout five-year run with the Lions in Super Rugby. He has since become one of the most dominant forwards in the Japanese domestic scene, earning praise for his physicality, breakdown dominance, and set-piece consistency.A two-time Rugby World Cup winner with South Africa, Marx was a central figure in the famed "Bomb Squad" during the 2019 tournament. He reclaimed the Springbok number two jersey during the 2023 campaign, only for a knee injury suffered against Scotland in the pool stages to rule him out of the rest of the World Cup.Despite the setback, Marx's value to both club and country remains unquestioned. His versatility as a ball-stealing threat at the breakdown and power runner in open play has made him one of the most feared hookers in the modern game. With 21 tries in 76 Test appearances, he holds the record for most tries scored by a forward in Springbok history.Marx's new deal underscores the continued draw of Japan's top-flight league for international talent, while also giving the Spears a cornerstone around which to build over the next three seasons. &nbsp;

Die 30-jarige haker, wat wyd beskou word as een van die wêreld se bestes in sy posisie, was &#39;n sleutelfiguur vir die Spears sedert hy in 2021 by die klub aangesluit het. Die verlenging volg op &#39;n teleurstellende einde aan hul 2024-veldtog, met die span wat deur Frans Ludeke afgerig is en wat Sondag in die Liga Een-eindstryd teen Toshiba Brave Lupus verloor het. Marx het aanvanklik in 2020 in Japan aangekom en by die Spears geteken na &#39;n tydperk by NTT Shining Arcs en &#39;n uitstaande vyfjaar-lopie met die Lions in Superrugby. Hy het sedertdien een van die mees dominante voorspelers in die Japannese plaaslike toneel geword en lof ontvang vir sy fisieke vermoëns, oorheersing van die afbreekpunte en bestendigheid in vaste stellings. Marx, &#39;n tweemalige Rugbywêreldbeker-wenner met Suid-Afrika, was &#39;n sentrale figuur in die beroemde &quot;Bomb Squad&quot; tydens die 2019-toernooi. Hy het die Springbok-nommer twee-trui tydens die 2023-veldtog teruggeëis, maar &#39;n kniebesering wat hy teen Skotland in die poelfases opgedoen het, het hom uit die res van die Wêreldbeker gehaal. Ten spyte van die terugslag, bly Marx se waarde vir beide die klub en die land onbetwis. Sy veelsydigheid as &#39;n balsteelende bedreiging by die afbreekpunt en kragloper in oop spel het hom een van die mees gevreesde hakers in die moderne spel gemaak. Met 21 drieë in 76 Toetswedstryde hou hy die rekord vir die meeste drieë wat deur &#39;n voorspeler in die Springbok-geskiedenis aangeteken is. Marx se nuwe ooreenkoms beklemtoon die voortgesette aantrekkingskrag van Japan se topliga vir internasionale talent, terwyl dit ook die Spears &#39;n hoeksteen gee waarop hulle oor die volgende drie seisoene kan bou.

I-hooker eneminyaka engama-30 ubudala, ebonwa ngokubanzi njengenye yezona zibalaseleyo kwihlabathi kwisikhundla sakhe, ibe ngumntu ophambili kwi-Spears ukususela ekujoyineni iklabhu ngo-2021. Ulwandiso lulandela ukuphela okuphoxayo kwiphulo labo le-2024, kunye noFrans Ludeke-icala eliqeqeshwe nguFrans Ludeke eliwela kuToshiba Brave Lupus kwi-Sunday League One yokugqibela. UMarx waqala ukufika eJapan ngo-2020, watyikitya neSpears emva kokusebenza kwi-NTT Shining Arcs kunye nokubaleka iminyaka emihlanu neLions kwiSuper Rugby. Ukusukela ngoko waba ngomnye wabaphambili abaphambili kwindawo yasekhaya yaseJapan, efumana indumiso ngomzimba wakhe, ukongamela ukonakaliswa, kunye nokusetwa kweqhekeza. Umdlali ophumelele iNdebe yeHlabathi yoMbhoxo izihlandlo ezibini noMzantsi Afrika, uMarx wayengumntu ophambili kwiqela lodumo &quot;Iqela leBomb&quot; ngexesha letumente ka-2019. Waphinda wafumana ijezi yesibini yeSpringbok ngexesha lephulo lika-2023, kuphela ngenxa yokwenzakala edolweni kwiSkotlani kumdlalo wokudlala ukuze aphume kuyo yonke iNdebe yeHlabathi. Ngaphandle kokubuyela umva, ixabiso likaMarx kuzo zombini iklabhu kunye nelizwe lihlala lingathandabuzeki. Ukuguquguquka kwakhe njengesisongelo sokubiwa kwebhola ekuqhekekeni kunye nembaleki yamandla kumdlalo ovulekileyo kumenze waba yenye yeehuka ezoyikwa kakhulu kumdlalo wale mihla. Ngeetrayi ezingama-21 kwimidlalo yovavanyo engama-76, ubambe irekhodi leetrayi ezininzi ezifakwe ngumdlali ophambili kwimbali yeSpringbok. Isivumelwano esitsha sikaMarx sigxininisa umzobo oqhubekayo weligi yenqwelomoya yaseJapan kwitalente yamazwe aphesheya, ngelixa ikwanika iSpears ilitye lembombo ekuza kwakhiwe kulo kwiisizini ezintathu ezizayo.

Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala, othathwa njengomunye wabadlali abahamba phambili emhlabeni esikhundleni sakhe, ube ngumdlali obalulekile weSpears kusukela ejoyine leli qembu ngo-2021. Ukunwetshwa kulandela ukuphela okudumazayo komkhankaso wabo ka-2024, iqembu eliqeqeshwa uFrans Ludeke liwela kuToshiba Brave Lupus kowamanqamu weLeague One ngeSonto. UMarx waqala ukufika eJapan ngo-2020, wasayina neSpears ngemuva kokuhlala ku-NTT Shining Arcs kanye nokugijima iminyaka emihlanu neLions kuSuper Rugby. Kusukela manje ube ngomunye wabaphambili abahamba phambili endaweni yasekhaya yaseJapan, wathola ukunconywa ngomzimba wakhe, ukubusa ngokuwohloka, kanye nokungaguquguquki kwesiqephu. Umnqobi weNdebe Yomhlaba Yebhola lombhoxo amahlandla amabili neNingizimu Afrika, u-Marx ubengumdlali ophakathi eqenjini elidumile elithi &quot;Bomb Squad&quot; ngesikhathi somqhudelwano ka-2019. Uphinde wathola ijezi lesibili lamaBhokobhoko emkhankasweni ka-2023, ngenxa yokulimala edolweni alithola bedlala ne-Scotland esigabeni samaqoqo nokumenza angasali kuyo yonke iNdebe Yomhlaba. Naphezu kokuhlehla, ukubaluleka kukaMarx kukho kokubili iklabhu nezwe kusalokhu kungatshazwa. Ukuguquguquka kwakhe njengosongo lokwebiwa kwebhola ekuqhekekeni kanye nomgijimi wamandla emdlalweni ovulekile kumenze waba ngomunye wabahuka abesatshwa kakhulu emdlalweni wesimanje. Njengoba enama-try angu-21 emidlalweni engu-76 yama-Test, uphethe irekhodi lama-try amaningi ashaywa umgadli emlandweni wamaBhokobhoko. Isivumelwano esisha sikaMarx sigcizelela ukuqhubeka kokudonswa kweligi yendiza ephezulu yaseJapan yamathalente aphesheya, kanti futhi sinikeza i-Spears itshe legumbi okufanele bakheke kulo kumasizini amathathu alandelayo.

Springbok Malcolm Marx commits to Kubota Spears until 2027

Springbok Malcolm Marx verbind hom tot 2027 tot Kubota Spears.

ISpringbok uMalcolm Marx uzibophelele kwiKubota Spears kude kube ngu-2027

I-Springbok uMalcolm Marx uzibophezele ku-Kubota Spears kuze kube ngu-2027

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