Lood Muller

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Lood Muller
Born
Lodewyk Joseph Jurgens Muller

5 July 1959
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Died24 May 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 58)
Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
SchoolVoortrekker High School, Pietermaritzburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1989–1994 Sharks 90 (9)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 South Africa 2

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

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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.OpponentsResults
(RSA 1st)		PositionPointsDatesVenue
1.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24–27 Tighthead prop 15 August 1992 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–26Tighthead prop22 August 1992 Newlands, Cape Town

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lood Muller". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  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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