Marx out of WC

Terrible news. Hope Bongi steps up and recovers his form from 2 years ago.

Fuck.... that is absolutely massive

This is a disaster.  

Oh that’s not good news.

Hard luck for Marx. A key man gone.

Players are dropping like flies!

The versatile Deon Fourie, who also plays in the back row, will be the replacement hooker on the bench against Romania, while fellow back rower Marco van Staden has also been training in the position.

"We'll assess our needs for the rest of the tournament and confirm who we are calling up as an additional player later this week," said Nienabar.

"We have enough cover at hooker with Bongi and Deon [Fourie] in the squad, while Marco [van Staden] has also been training there and has been named on all our team sheets so far as a hooker option."

Marx is indispensable.

Marx also doubles up as a potent ball carrier.

Pointless looking for a like for like replacement, there ain't one, best to beef up the pack.

We're paying the price for the ridiculous decision to include 4 scrumhalves.

Bongi is a better lineout thrower than Marx.

Some very strange selections even down to the match day team.

Well, we need guys that can hit our jumpers. Right now only Bongi had a decent track record. Dweeb and Fourie is a massive risk. 

We saw ho much momentum and points we conceded when Dweeb played for SA in Johannesburg. 

You give possession away to a team like Ireland and it will lights out for us. 

They should have invested more in Grobbelaar 

Marx was the catalyst that compensated for our  loosies who can’t fetch and our forward ball carrier, who can’t run.  Other than Etzebeth there is no bigger loss.

Is he a loss? He is not a big presence at the breakdown, and his defence is average. He hadn't played especially well this year. Maybe marginally better than Bongi this year, so far. 

I know enough to mop the floor with you with ease. That's good enough . 

My wife knows next to nothing about rugby. She has no interest in the game and harrdly ever watches it. On the rare occasion that she does watch rugby (like during a RWC when we have friends and family around to watch the game) she'll be saying things like "why is he playing if he's got bandages around his legs?" . . . or when a defender makes a perfectly legitimate tackle she'll be on her feet demanding a red card . . . or she'll be asking why the kicker is cheating by using a kicking tee. Stuff like that. We're used to it so we just roll our eyes and send her to the kitchen to get more dry wors or beers.

Why am I saying all this? Because as clueless as my wife is when it comes to rugby, she still knows a lot more about the game than Doos XL.

Fact.

Does XL claims the Boks (ranked #2  in the world) have the worst defense out of all of the top 10 rugby test teams...

Even without knowing anything about rugby or sport, anyone could look at that statement and see it is impossible. 

It's actually a bit embarrassing having this ignorant yet opinionated and very vocal rugby noob posting on the same board.

A major blow for the Springboks WC chances.

Irrespective of who fills in for him they cannot match his power, skill or class as the #1 Hooker for RSA.

Mr Steriod is a poor replacement and Fourie is going to be out of his league.

Well if they do not win the RWC 2023 this injury to Marks will  be exploited to the fullest by Rassie and his clowns.

Sa dly.

Best hooker in the game

Naah Sheehan for Ireland is better.  Just coming back from injury though so not sure if he will be trusted against SA,  We do have two other excellent hookers in Kelleher and Herring. Think Kelleher is as good  as Marx.  Ireland was not concerned about your hooker it is the size of therest of your bloody pack

Well for his latest effortless embarrassment DoosXL deserves an upgrade......

DoosXXL....there........sorted!

the size of the rest of your bloody pack

Be afraid Boor ad.....they're coming for you, all born in the year beef was cheap.

"Is he a loss? He is not a big presence at the breakdown, and his defence is average"

There are quite a few posters on this forum that know a lot more about this great game, than I do, and I really enjoy reading their individual assessments and opinions of certain players, laws... games or teams etc etc

That includes you as well Deus .... you clearly do know a lot about the game ... and I can see that from some of your posts ...and whether I agree with what you say or not.... is irrespective, because you know a lot more than me, and I respect that.

However, even with my limited knowledge and understanding of this fantastic game .... I cannot comprehend this statement from you ... sorry, but it is just absurd.