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Springboks Libbok, Marx returning home from Japan club rugby

Malcolm Marx has joined the Bulls
Malcolm Marx has joined the BullsPHILL MAGAKOE / AFP

Rugby's World Player ⁠of the Year Malcolm Marx has signed for provincial ‌franchise the Bulls while his South ‌Africa teammate Manie Libbok is ‌also quitting Japan to play ‌for the Sharks.

Marx, a double ‌World Cup winner with the Springboks, will leave Kubota Spears ‌in June after spending ⁠the ‌last seven years playing club rugby ​in Japan and join the Pretoria-based Bulls, a ​statement on Thursday said.

The 32-year-old hooker, who has 94 test caps ⁠and ​scored 29 test tries, the most by any forward in Springbok history, has signed a "long term ‌contract", the Bulls said.

His signing follows that of another international forward Kwagga Smith, who late last month penned a three-year deal with the Bulls after eight years of club rugby in Japan.

Flyhalf Libbok ‌will join the Durban-based Sharks ​in July after completing his ‌contract at Hanazono Kintetsu Liners. Libbok and Marx are both with the Springboks in Europe for this month's ⁠Nations ⁠Championship fixtures.

It is no surprise to see several Springboks return home the year before a World Cup as they they can be more closely monitored by coach Rassie Erasmus, from both a playing and medical perspective.  

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