Malcolm Marx, a hooker for South Africa, has been named the country’s men’s 15s player of the year at the World Rugby Awards, becoming the first hooker to do so since 2001.
The 31-year-old has scored five tries in 11 of the Springboks’ 13 Test starts so far this year.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey, France’s Louis Bielle-Biarrey, and compatriots Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nche were also nominated.
The inaugural year’s winner, Keith Wood, is the only other hooker to do so.
Marx has played a significant role in South Africa’s remarkable year, which saw them defend their Rugby Championship title in just two games.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old second row Fabian Holland of New Zealand was named the year’s top men’s 15s player.
Holland made his 12 appearances for New Zealand since making his July debut against France, and he participated in Wales’ 52-26 victory on Saturday.
He won the trophy over 20-year-old England flanker Henry Pollock, South African flanker Ethan Hooker, and Australian sprinter Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.
Santiago Pedrero of Chile, who scored against Samoa in the opening match of the year, won the men’s 15s try of the year in a complex team move.
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Source: BBC
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