Lood Muller

Lodewyk Joseph Jurgens 'Lood' Muller (5 July 1959 – 24 May 2018) was a South African rugby union player, who played tighthead prop.[1]

Lood Muller
Birth nameLodewyk Joseph Jurgens Muller
Date of birth5 July 1959
Place of birthPietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Date of death24 May 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 58)
Place of deathDundee, KwaZulu-Natal
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
SchoolVoortrekker High School, Pietermaritzburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1994 Sharks 90 (9)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992 South Africa 2

Playing career

Muller played his provincial rugby for Natal and was almost thirty years old when he made his debut for Natal in 1989. In 1990 he suffered a neck injury and missed out on Natal's first Currie Cup title in 1990, but he was a member of the Natal team that won the Currie Cup in 1992.[2]

Muller made his test debut for the Springboks in 1992 against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.[3]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(RSA 1st)
PositionPointsDatesVenue
1. New Zealand24–27Tighthead prop15 August 1992Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2. Australia3–26Tighthead prop22 August 1992Newlands, Cape Town
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See also

References

  1. "Lood Muller". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 89, 132. ISBN 0620172940.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 125–126. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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