Stephan Malan

Stephan Malan
Personal information
Full name Johannes Stephan Hendrik Malan
Born (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994
Club information
Playing position Flanker / Lock
Current club Leopards
Youth career
2014 Griquas
2015 Leopards
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2015 Griquas 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 November 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

Johannes Stephan Hendrik Malan (born 24 September 1994) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Leopards.[1] He can play as a loose-forward or a lock.

Playing career

Griquas

Malan graduated from the Vikings Christian Rugby Academy in Marburg, KwaZulu-Natal and joined Kimberley-based provincial side Griquas during the 2015 season.[2] He was named in the Griquas U21 squad for the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship and started all seven of their matches in Group B of the competition. He scored a try in their 21–28 defeat to eventual champions Eastern Province U21 in Round Seven of the competition,[3] helping Griquas to fifth spot on the log, missing out on the play-off places.[4]

Malan was named in the senior Griquas squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut by starting their 37–25 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Hartswater in their third match in the competition.[5] He came on as a replacement in each of their remaining matches in the regular season of the competition, helping Griquas to finish in second spot on the Southern Section log to qualify for the quarter finals. He also played off the bench as they hosted the Pumas in a quarter final match in Kimberley, but could not prevent the team from Mpumalanga winning the match 28–14 to eliminate the defending champions Griquas from the competition.[6]

Leopards

After the 2015 Vodacom Cup, Malan moved to Potchefstroom to join the Leopards. He played in all twelve of the Leopards U21s' matches in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring one try in their 31–41 defeat to the Blue Bulls[7] to help Leopards finish in sixth spot on the log.

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Malan". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Genesis Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Genesis. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings U21 28-21 Griquas U21". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 37-25 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 14-28 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 41-31 Leopards U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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