Lood Muller
Lodewyk Joseph Jurgens 'Lood' Muller (5 July 1959 – 24 May 2018) was a South African former rugby union footballer.[1] He played tighthead prop, and was known as an exceptionally strong scrummager.
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 58) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] He formed a formidable frontrow combination with Guy Kebble and either Tom Lawton or John Allan at hooker. Had an outstanding match against the touring All Blacks in 1992 for Natal, where he had Richard Loe in all sorts of trouble.
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. | 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.