, ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁play - off ▁places . ▁ ▁Mal an ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁senior ▁G ri qu as ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁V oda com ▁Cup . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁class ▁debut ▁by ▁starting ▁their ▁ 3 7 – 2 5 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁Hart sw ater ▁in ▁their ▁third ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁He ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁remaining ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁helping ▁G ri qu as ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁second ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁Southern ▁Section ▁log ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁off ▁the ▁ben ch ▁as ▁they ▁hosted ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁quarter ▁final ▁match ▁in ▁Kim ber ley , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁prevent ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁M p um al anga ▁winning ▁the ▁match ▁ 2 8 – 1 4 ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions ▁G ri qu as ▁from ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Leop ards ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁V oda com ▁Cup , ▁Mal an ▁moved ▁to ▁Pot che f st room ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁. ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁twelve ▁of ▁the ▁s ' ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Provin cial ▁Championship ▁Group ▁A , ▁scoring ▁one ▁try ▁in ▁their ▁ 3 1 – 4 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁to ▁help ▁Leop ards ▁finish ▁in ▁sixth ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁log . ▁ ▁C heet