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Ewoud Malan
South African rugby union footballer
Ewoud Malan (4 July 1953 – 24 October 2023)[1] was a South African rugby union player.[2]
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| Birth name | Ewoud Malan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 July 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Groblersdal, Limpopo, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 October 2023(2023-10-24) (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ben Viljoen High School, Groblersdal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malan played for Northern Transvaal and the Springboks. He made his international debut in the third test against the visiting Lions team on 28 June 1980, at the Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth, when he replaced the injured Willie Kahts after 33 minutes in the first half. Malan also played in the fourth test against the Lions.[3]
Test history
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| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  British Lions | 12–10 | Replacement | 28 Jun 1980 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 2. | British Lions | 13–17 | Hooker | 12 Jul 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 512
- "RIP Ewoud Malan (1953-2023)". SA Rugby. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949–1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.