11 Facts About Frans Malherbe

1.

Jozua Francois Malherbe was born on 14 March 1991 and is a South African rugby union professional player.

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2.

Frans Malherbe plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team and the Stormers in Super Rugby.

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3.

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

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4.

Frans 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.

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5.

Frans Malherbe 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.

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6.

Frans Malherbe 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.

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7.

Frans Malherbe 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.

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8.

Frans Malherbe had been involved in several South Africa squads since the appointment of Heyneke Meyer as head coach in 2012 without making any appearances.

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9.

Frans Malherbe 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his place for the following week's match against Scotland in Edinburgh, however an injury just before half time saw him withdrawn and his tour ended prematurely.

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10.

Frans Malherbe was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

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11.

Frans Malherbe scored his first Test try in his career at his appearance off the bench on the final Springbok pool match against Canada.

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