Confirmed: Springbok Malcolm Marx out of World Cup after suffering knee injury

Marx was sent for scans on an injury picked up in training on Wednesday.

HUGE LOSS: South Africa’s Malcolm Marx with George Turner and Jack Dempsey of Scotland. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

South Africa have confirmed that hooker Malcolm Marx has suffered a knee injury and will miss the remainder of the Sprinboks' tilt at retaining their World Cup crown.

Marx was sent for scans on the knee injury picked up in training on Wednesday, and the worst fears have since been confirmed.