Gabriel Frederick 'Abie' Malan (18 November 1935 – 23 October 2014) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
After completing his schooling in Kenhardt, Malan started his tertiary studies at Stellenbosch University in 1954, where he soon was selected for the university's first team. In 1958 he was selected for the South African Universities to tour France. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1955 and in 1961 he joined Transvaal.[2]
Malan made his test debut for the Springboks against the touring French team on 16 August 1958 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Five years later, he was selected as captain for the first test against Australia on 13 July 1963 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.[3] He also played in twenty six tour matches, scoring two tries, to add to his one test try.[4]
Test history
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  France |
5–9 | Hooker | 16 Aug 1958 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 2. |  New Zealand |
13–0 | Hooker | 25 Jun 1960 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 3. | New Zealand |
11–11 | Hooker | 13 Aug 1960 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 4. | New Zealand |
8–3 | Hooker | 27 Aug 1960 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 5. |  England |
5–0 | Hooker | 07 Jan 1961 | Twickenham, London | |
| 6. |  Scotland |
12–5 | Hooker | 21 Jan 1961 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 7. | France |
0–0 | Hooker | 18 Feb 1961 | Colombes Stadium, Paris | |
| 8. |  British Lions |
3–3 | Hooker | 23 Jun 1962 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 9. | British Lions |
3–0 | Hooker | 21 Jul 1962 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 10. | British Lions |
8–3 | Hooker | 04 Aug 1962 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 11. |  Australia |
14–3 | Hooker (c) | 13 Jul 1963 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 12. | Australia |
5–9 | Hooker (c) | 10 Aug 1963 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 13. | Australia |
22–6 | Hooker (c) | 1 | 7 Sep 1963 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 14. |  Wales |
24–3 | Hooker (c) | 23 May 1964 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 15. | Australia |
11–18 | Hooker | 19 Jun 1965 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 16. | Australia |
8–12 | Hooker | 26 Jun 1965 | Lang Park, Brisbane | |
| 17. | New Zealand |
3–6 | Hooker | 31 Jul 1965 | Athletic Park, Wellington | |
| 18. | New Zealand |
0–13 | Hooker | 21 Aug 1965 | Carisbrook, Dunedin |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 345
References
- ^ "Abie Malan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Craven, Daniel Hartman, 1910-1993. (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. pp. 186–188. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 25–54. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 152. ISBN 0958423148.