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]
| Birth name | Lodewyk Joseph Jurgens Muller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 May 2018 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Voortrekker High School, Pietermaritzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  | 24–27 | Tighthead prop | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 2. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–26 | Tighthead prop | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 563
References
- "Lood Muller". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 89, 132. ISBN 0620172940.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 125–126. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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