Frans Malherbe

Frans Malherbe

Personal information
Full name	Jozua Francois Malherbe
Born	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 Paarl, 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
2007–12	Western Province
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2011–	Western Province	34	(0)
2011–	Stormers	54	(10)
Representative team(s)‡
2013–	South Africa	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 21 June 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 October 2015.

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 and the Stormers in Super Rugby.

Early life

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

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. 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. He was a starter as Province upset the Sharks 25–18 in Durban to become a Currie Cup winner at the age of 21.

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. 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.

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. He acquitted himself well despite facing the hugely experienced Gethin Jenkins on the other side of the scrum. 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.

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