Adolf Malan
Birth name | Adolf Weich Malan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 September 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Germiston, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Pietersburg, Polokwane, Limpopo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adolf Weich Malan (born 6 September 1961) is a former South African rugby union player.[1] He played 159 matches for Northern Transvaal. His usual position was as lock, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks.
Playing career
Malan made his debut for South Africa on 26 August 1989 against a World XV team. The match was played at Newlands in Cape Town, and Malan started at lock, with the Springboks winning 20 to 19. He played in the subsequent test against the World XV, which was won 22 to 16 at Ellis Park.
Malan next played for the Springboks in 1992, when he earned five international caps for South Africa, the first of which was against the
Test history
No. | Opponents | Results(RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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1. | World XV | 20–19 | Lock |
26 Aug 1989 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
2. | World XV | 22–16 | Lock | 2 Sep 1989 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
3. | New Zealand | 24–27 | Lock | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
4. | Australia | 3–26 | Lock | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
5. | France | 20–15 | Lock | 17 October 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
6. | France | 16–29 | Lock | 24 October 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
7. | England | 16–33 | Lock | 14 November 1992 | Twickenham, London |
Accolades
In 2000 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Hall of fame.[4]
Trivia
Malan and his lock partner against the World XV, Niel Hugo had the honour of being the tallest Springbok players at 2.04m.[3] In 2008 Andries Bekker became the tallest Springbok, at 2.08m.[5]
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 556
References
- ^ "Adolf Malan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- OCLC 36916860.
- ^ ISBN 0620172940.
- ^ "Hall of fame/Roemsaal". web.up.ac.za. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - OCLC 651921327.
External links
- Adolf Malan on genslin.us