When he left the field he looked spent. Malcolm Marx had left it all on the Ellis Park turf‚ having delivered another master class in contemporary hooker play. The crowd gave him rapturous applause for his efforts in helping the Lions subdue the dangerous Jaguares 40-23 in their Super Rugby quarterfinal. Marx‚ SA’s current Player of the Year‚ truly lived up to that billing. He proved a constant menace with the forceful ball carries‚ timely interventions in exacting steals at the ruck‚ even contributing a long-range intercept try. Lions captain Warren Whiteley reminded‚ however‚ that praise for the win should not be narrowly focused. "Collectively it was a massive effort‚" said Whiteley. "You also have to look at the guy who makes the tackle. That’s the guy who allows Malcolm to make the steal. Often that is the guy that doesn’t get any credit. "We made some good leg tackles and that allows the next guy to steal. A guy like Malcolm‚ jeepers. You don’t move him from there [when he’s b...
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