Avril Malan

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

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.

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. He also played in twenty tour matches, scoring one try.

Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 13–0 Lock 25 Jun 1960 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. New Zealand 3–11 Lock 23 Jul 1960 Newlands, Cape Town 3. New Zealand 11–11 Lock (c) 13 Aug 1960 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 4. New Zealand 8–3 Lock (c) 27 Aug 1960 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 5. 3–0 Lock (c) 3 Dec 1960 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 6. 8–3 Lock (c) 17 Dec 1960 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7. 5–0 Lock (c) 07 Jan 1961 Twickenham, London 8. 12–5 Lock (c) 21 Jan 1961 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 9. 0–0 Lock (c) 18 Feb 1961 Colombes Stadium, Paris 10. 3–3 Lock 23 Jun 1962 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 11. 14–3 Lock 13 Jul 1963 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 12. Australia 5–9 Lock 10 Aug 1963 Newlands, Cape Town 13. Australia 9–11 Lock (c) 24 Aug 1963 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 14. Wales 24–3 Lock 23 May 1964 Kings Park, Durban 15. Ireland 6–9 Lock (c) 10 Apr 1965 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 16. Scotland 5–8 Lock (c) 17 April 1965 Murrayfield, Edinburgh