Malan made his debut for South Africa on 26 August 1989 against a
World XV team. The match was played at
Newlands in
Cape Town, and Malan started at lock, with the Springboks winning 20 to 19. He played in the subsequent test against the World XV, which was won 22 to 16 at
Ellis Park. Malan next played for the Springboks in 1992, when he earned five international caps for South Africa, the first of which was against the
All Blacks at Ellis Park, which the Springboks lost 24 to 27, as well as the following test against
Australia. He then played in two tests against
France in
France, winning one and losing one. Malan's last test was on 14 November 1992 against
England. Malan was known as a strong ball winner in the line–out.
Test history == Accolades ==