Abie Malan

Gabriel Frederick 'Abie' Malan (18 November 1935 – 23 October 2014) was a South African rugby union player.

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.

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. He also played in twenty six tour matches, scoring two tries, to add to his one test try.

Test history

No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 5–9 Hooker 16 Aug 1958 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. 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. 5–0 Hooker 07 Jan 1961 Twickenham, London 6. 12–5 Hooker 21 Jan 1961 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 7. France 0–0 Hooker 18 Feb 1961 Colombes Stadium, Paris 8. 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. 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. 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