Frans Malherbe

Frans Malherbe
Personal information
Full name Jozua Francois Malherbe
Born (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991
Bredasdorp, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended Paarl Boys' High School
Club information
Playing position Tighthead Prop
Current club Western Province / Stormers
Youth career
2007–2012 Western Province
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2011–present Western Province 34 (0)
2011–present Stormers 66 (10)
Representative team(s)‡
2013–present South Africa 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 25 June 2016.

Jozua Francois Malherbe (born 14 March 1991) 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 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 Pat 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 acquitted 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]

Statistics

Test match record

Against Pld W D L Tri Con Pen DG Pts %Won
 Argentina
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
 Scotland
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
 Wales
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Total 4 4 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

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 21 June 2015
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2011 Stormers 4 0 4 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Stormers 17 6 11 693 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013 Stormers 11 8 3 548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Stormers 9 9 0 607 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2015 Stormers 13 8 5 598 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 31 23 2498 2 0 0 0 10 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Frans Malherbe Western Province Player Profile". WP Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Frans Malherbe Stormers Player Profile". Stormers. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Frans Malherbe". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks 18-25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Injury Concerns for Stormers". IOL. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Wales 15-24 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  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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