Adolf Malan

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Adolf Malan (born 6 September 1961 in Germiston, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played 159 matches for Northern Transvaal. His usual position was as lock, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks.

Malan made his debut for South Africa on August 26, 1989 against a World Invitation team. The match was played at Newlands in Cape Town, and Malan started at lock, with the Springboks winning 20 to 19, by a single point. He played in the subsequent test against the World Invitation, which was won 22 to 16 at Ellis Park.

Malan next played for the Springboks in 1992, when he earned five international caps for South Africa that year, the first of which was against the All Blacks at Ellis Park, which the Springboks lost 24 to 27, as well as the following test against Australia, which was also lost. He then played in two tests against France in France, winning one and losing one. Malan's last test was on November 14, 1992 against England