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)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
SchoolVoortrekker High School, Pietermaritzburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1994 Sharks 90 (9)
International career
Years Team Apps (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]

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
1.  New Zealand 24–27 Tighthead prop 15 August 1992 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.  Australia 3–26 Tighthead prop 22 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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