Avril Malan
Birth nameAvril Stefan Malan
Date of birth (1937-04-09) 9 April 1937
Place of birthPretoria, Gauteng
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Wonderboom, Pretoria
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Maties ()
Diggers RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957–1959 Western Province ()
1960–1965 Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960–1965 South Africa 16 (–)

Avril Stefan Malan (born 9 April 1937) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Malan completed school at the age of sixteen, after which he furthered his studies at Stellenbosch University. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1957 and after completing his studies he relocated to Johannesburg and continued his playing career with Transvaal.[2]

Malan made his test debut for the Springboks in 1960 against the touring New Zealand team in the first test played on 25 June 1960 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Later during the 1960 test series against the All Blacks, for the third and fourth Tests, Malan was named Springbok captain. He continued to captain the Springboks on ten occasions, though not continuously.[3] He also played in twenty tour matches, scoring one try.[4]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDatesVenue
1. New Zealand13–0Lock25 Jun 1960Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.New Zealand New Zealand3–11Lock23 Jul 1960Newlands, Cape Town
3.New Zealand New Zealand11–11Lock (c)13 Aug 1960Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
4.New Zealand New Zealand8–3Lock (c)27 Aug 1960Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
5. Wales3–0Lock (c)3 Dec 1960Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
6. Ireland8–3Lock (c)17 Dec 1960Lansdowne Road, Dublin
7. England5–0Lock (c)07 Jan 1961Twickenham, London
8. Scotland12–5Lock (c)21 Jan 1961Murrayfield, Edinburgh
9. France0–0Lock (c)18 Feb 1961Colombes Stadium, Paris
10. British Lions3–3Lock23 Jun 1962Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11. Australia14–3Lock13 Jul 1963Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12.Australia Australia5–9Lock10 Aug 1963Newlands, Cape Town
13.Australia Australia9–11Lock (c)24 Aug 1963Ellis Park, Johannesburg
14.Wales Wales24–3Lock23 May 1964Kings Park, Durban
15.Ireland Ireland6–9Lock (c)10 Apr 1965Lansdowne Road, Dublin
16.Scotland Scotland5–8Lock (c)17 April 1965Murrayfield, Edinburgh

See also

References

  1. "Avril Malan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. pp. 196–198. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 27–50. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 152. ISBN 0958423148.
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