WATCH | Bok hooker Marx dazzles with hat-trick of tries in Japan
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx stole the show in the Japan Rugby League One with a hat-trick of tries at the weekend.
Marx's heroics was enough for his side, the Kubota Spears, to thump the Green Rockets 59-26.
WATCH Marx's hat-trick in the video clips below:
Malcolm Marx scoring for Kubota Spears against Green Rockets.#SaffasAbroad #LeagueOne pic.twitter.com/T8hO8Vq849
Malcom Marx has his second against the Green Rockets!! #SaffasAbroad #LeagueOne pic.twitter.com/HRKUABTINT
??????-??????????Malcolm Marx has his third of the match for Kubota Spears ??#SaffasAbroad #LeagueOne pic.twitter.com/0oA4dJ9Oqi
Elsewhere, Springbok fullback Willie le Roux produced an impressive performance for Toyota Verblitz, who beat Toshiba Brave Lupus 33-23.
Pieter-Steph du Toit also started at blindside flank for Toyota Verblitz.
Another Bok flank, Kwagga Smith, played a strong role in helping the Shizuoka Blue Revs claim a 36-13 win over Johann Ackermann's Red Hurricanes.