Springbok no. 361 · Lock

Avril Malan

Avril Stefan Malan · Lions

16Tests

0Tries

2Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

196019621965

First test

25 Jun 1960, age 23 · Lock v New Zealand, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Last test

17 Apr 1965, age 28 · Lock v Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Biography

Avril Malan was a tall Transvaal lock who captained South Africa ten times. Born in Pretoria on 9 April 1937 and educated at Wonderboom, he played for Stellenbosch before Transvaal.

He was only 23 when he led the Springboks to an 11–11 draw and an 8–3 win against the 1960 All Blacks, which won the series. He then captained the 1960–61 tour, which won all four Tests against the home nations and drew with France. He won 16 caps.

Test history

16 tests · 10 as captain · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
25 Jun 1960	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 13–0	Lions
23 Jul 1960	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 3–11	Lions
13 Aug 1960	New Zealand	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock (C)	D 11–11	Lions
27 Aug 1960	New Zealand	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock (C)	W 8–3	Lions
03 Dec 1960	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock (C)	W 3–0	Lions
17 Dec 1960	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Lock (C)	W 8–3	Lions
07 Jan 1961	England	Twickenham, London	Lock (C)	W 5–0	Lions
21 Jan 1961	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock (C)	W 12–5	Lions
18 Feb 1961	France	Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris	Lock (C)	D 0–0	Lions
23 Jun 1962	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	D 3–3	Lions
13 Jul 1963	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 14–3	Lions
10 Aug 1963	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 5–9	Lions
24 Aug 1963	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock (C)	L 9–11	Lions
23 May 1964	Wales	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 24–3	Lions
10 Apr 1965	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Lock (C)	L 6–9	Lions
17 Apr 1965	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock (C)	L 5–8	Lions