Avril Stefan Malan (born 9 April 1937) is a former South African

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player.

Playing career

Malan completed school at the age of sixteen, after which he furthered his studies at

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. He made his senior provincial debut for

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in 1957 and after completing his studies he relocated to Johannesburg and continued his playing career with

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. Malan made his test debut for the

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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

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, for the third and fourth Tests, Malan was named Springbok captain. He continued to captain the Springboks on ten occasions, though not continuously. He also played in twenty tour matches, scoring one try.

Test history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malan, Avril 1937 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Golden Lions players Rugby union players from Pretoria Stellenbosch University alumni Rugby union locks South Africa national rugby union team captains Stellenbosch RFC players

Playing career

Test history

See also

References