Frans Malherbe

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Frans Malherbe
Personal information
Full nameJozua Francois Malherbe
Born (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991
Somerset West, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight124 kg (19 st 7 lb)
School(s) attendedPaarl Boys' High School
Club information
Playing positionTighthead Prop
Current clubWestern Province / Stormers
Youth career
2007–12Western Province
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2011–Western Province33(0)
2011–Stormers32(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2013–South Africa2(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 October 2013.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 18 November 2013.

Frans Malherbe is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a tighthead prop for Western Province in the Currie Cup[1] and the Stormers in Super Rugby.[2][3][4]

Early life

Malherbe attended Paarl Boys' High School, where he also captained the First Rugby team to victory in Interschools in his Matric year.[5]

Career

Malherbe made both his senior Western Province and Stormers debuts in 2011, however it was the following year when he fully cemented his place in both sides.[1][2] He played in every Stormers match during the 2012 Super Rugby season and only missed one match in Western Province's successful 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign when he provided injury cover for South Africa squad on their tour of Australasia.[2] He was a starter as Province upset the Natal Sharks 25-18 in Durban to become a Currie Cup winner at the age of 21.[6]

2013 saw his reputation grow and he retained his position as the Stormers first-choice tighthead ahead of the more experienced Patric Cilliers who had joined the franchise from the Lions. He made 11 appearances during the 2013 Super Rugby season before an injury ended his campaign and forced him to miss the majority of the 2013 Currie Cup season.[1][7] He made his comeback towards the back end of the campaign making 4 appearances from the bench and helping Province reach their second successive Currie Cup final.[4]

International

Malherbe had been involved in several South Africa squads since the appointment of Heyneke Meyer as head coach in 2012 without making any appearances. An injury to Jannie du Plessis meant he finally made his test debut on 9 November 2013 against Wales in Cardiff.[8] He aquitted himself well despite facing the hugely experienced Gethin Jenkins on the other side of the scrum.[9] He retained his place for the following week's match against Scotland in Edinburgh, however an injury just before half time saw him withdrawn and his tour ended prematurely.[10] To date he has 2 caps to his name.[3]

Statistics

Test Match Record

Against Pld W D L Tri Con Pen DG Pts %Won
 Scotland
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
 Wales
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Frans Malherbe Western Province Player Profile". WP Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Frans Malherbe Stormers Player Profile". Stormers. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Frans Malherbe SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Frans Malherbe itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Paarl off to a flyer". Keo Rugby. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  6. ↑ "The Sharks vs DHL Western Province Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Injury Concerns for Stormers". IOL. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Wales vs South Africa 9 November 2013 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Preview Wales v Boks". sarugby.com. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Scotland vs South Africa 17 November 2013". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2013. 
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