Frans Malherbe

Frans Malherbe
Full name Jozua Francois Malherbe
Date of birth (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991
Place of birth Bredasdorp, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
School Paarl Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Current team Stormers / Western Province
Youth Career
2007–2012 Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2018 Western Province 36 (0)
2011–present Stormers 85 (15)
Correct as of 13 July 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–present South Africa 24 (0)
Correct as of 29 September 2018

Jozua "Marbles" Francois Malherbe (born 14 March 1991) is a South African rugby union player. He plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team, the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup.[1][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
Total440000000100

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
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2011 Stormers404520000000
2012 Stormers176116930000010
2013 Stormers11835480000000
2014 Stormers99060720001000
2015 Stormers13855980000000
Total543123249820001010

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. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. 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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