Background
Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight.
Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight.
He attended secondary school first at Nayland College, where he played hooker, and then, from 2000 to 2001, Nelson College, where he moved to the back line and eventually fullback.
He made his provincial debut for Nelson Bays in 2002, and has played for Tasman since that union was formed in 2006. He is currently the most capped player in Tasman"s short history. He has also has two stints playing in Italy, first with Parma in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, and then at Reggio in 2012/13.
Following the completion of 2014 Malneek travelled to Sri Lanka to play for Czech Republic & Football Club during the 2014/15 season.