Springbok no. 841 · Tight-head Prop

Frans Malherbe

Jozua Francois Malherbe · WP

76Tests

1Tries

6Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

201320182024

First test

9 Nov 2013, age 22 · Tight-head Prop v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Last test

28 Sep 2024, age 33 · Tight-head Prop v Argentina, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Biography

Frans Malherbe was one of the best scrummaging tight-head props in the world and won the Rugby World Cup twice. Born in Paarl on 14 March 1991 and educated at Paarl Boys’ High, he played for Western Province and the Stormers and won 76 caps between 2013 and 2024.

He started the 2019 World Cup final, when South Africa’s scrum dominated England, and was part of the 2023 World Cup-winning side.

Test history

76 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
09 Nov 2013	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 24–15	WP
17 Nov 2013	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	W 28–0	WP
16 Aug 2014	Argentina	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 13–6	WP
23 Aug 2014	Argentina	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta	Reserve	W 33–31	WP
18 Jul 2015	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 20–24	WP
15 Aug 2015	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 26–12	WP
26 Sep 2015	Samoa	Villa Park, Birmingham	Reserve	W 46–6	WP
03 Oct 2015	Scotland	St. James Park, Newcastle	Reserve	W 34–16	WP
07 Oct 2015	USA	Olympic Stadium, London	Tight-head Prop	W 64–0	WP
17 Oct 2015	Wales	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 23–19	WP
24 Oct 2015	New Zealand	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	L 18–20	WP
30 Oct 2015	Argentina	Olympic Stadium, London	Tight-head Prop	W 24–13	WP
11 Jun 2016	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	L 20–26	WP
18 Jun 2016	Ireland	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 32–26	WP
25 Jun 2016	Ireland	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 19–13	WP
10 Jun 2017	France	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 37–14	WP
17 Jun 2017	France	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 37–15	WP
16 Jun 2018	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Tight-head Prop	W 23–12	WP
23 Jun 2018	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	L 10–25	WP
18 Aug 2018	Argentina	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 34–21	WP
25 Aug 2018	Argentina	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Tight-head Prop	L 19–32	WP
08 Sep 2018	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	L 18–23	WP
15 Sep 2018	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	W 36–34	WP
29 Sep 2018	Australia	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 23–12	WP
06 Oct 2018	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	L 30–32	WP
03 Nov 2018	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	L 11–12	WP
10 Nov 2018	France	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 29–26	WP
17 Nov 2018	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	W 26–20	WP
24 Nov 2018	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	L 11–20	WP
27 Jul 2019	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	D 16–16	WP
10 Aug 2019	Argentina	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta	Reserve	W 46–13	WP
06 Sep 2019	Japan	Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama	Tight-head Prop	W 41–7	WP
21 Sep 2019	New Zealand	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama	Tight-head Prop	L 13–23	WP
04 Oct 2019	Italy	Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi	Tight-head Prop	W 49–3	WP
08 Oct 2019	Canada	Noevir Stadium, Kobe	Reserve	W 66–7	WP
20 Oct 2019	Japan	Tokyo Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo	Tight-head Prop	W 26–3	WP
27 Oct 2019	Wales	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama	Tight-head Prop	W 19–16	WP
02 Nov 2019	England	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama	Tight-head Prop	W 32–12	WP
02 Jul 2021	Georgia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 40–9	WP
24 Jul 2021	Britain	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	Reserve	L 17–22	WP
31 Jul 2021	Britain	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 27–9	WP
07 Aug 2021	Britain	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 19–16	WP
21 Aug 2021	Argentina	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Reserve	W 29–10	WP
12 Sep 2021	Australia	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast	Tight-head Prop	L 26–28	WP
18 Sep 2021	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	L 17–30	WP
25 Sep 2021	New Zealand	North Queensland Stadium, Townsville	Tight-head Prop	L 17–19	WP
02 Jul 2022	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 32–29	WP
16 Jul 2022	Wales	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 30–14	WP
06 Aug 2022	New Zealand	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Tight-head Prop	W 26–10	WP
13 Aug 2022	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 23–35	WP
27 Aug 2022	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Tight-head Prop	L 17–25	WP
03 Sep 2022	Australia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Tight-head Prop	W 24–8	WP
17 Sep 2022	Argentina	Estadio Libertadores de America, Buenos Aires	Tight-head Prop	W 36–20	WP
24 Sep 2022	Argentina	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 38–21	WP
05 Nov 2022	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	L 16–19	WP
12 Nov 2022	France	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Tight-head Prop	L 26–30	WP
19 Nov 2022	Italy	Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Tight-head Prop	W 63–21	WP
26 Nov 2022	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 27–13	WP
08 Jul 2023	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 43–12	WP
15 Jul 2023	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Tight-head Prop	L 20–35	WP
29 Jul 2023	Argentina	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 22–21	WP
19 Aug 2023	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 52–16	WP
25 Aug 2023	New Zealand	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 35–7	WP
10 Sep 2023	Scotland	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Tight-head Prop	W 18–3	WP
17 Sep 2023	Romania	Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux	Reserve	W 76–0	WP
23 Sep 2023	Ireland	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	L 8–13	WP
15 Oct 2023	France	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 29–28	WP
21 Oct 2023	England	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 16–15	WP
28 Oct 2023	New Zealand	Stade de France, Paris	Tight-head Prop	W 12–11	WP
22 Jun 2024	Wales	Twickenham, London	Reserve	W 41–13	WP
06 Jul 2024	Ireland	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 27–20	WP
13 Jul 2024	Ireland	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	L 24–25	WP
10 Aug 2024	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	W 33–7	WP
31 Aug 2024	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 31–27	WP
07 Sep 2024	New Zealand	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 18–12	WP
28 Sep 2024	Argentina	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Tight-head Prop	W 48–7	WP