REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 428 · Left Wing

Gert Muller

Gert Hendrik Muller · WP, Lions

14Tests
4Tries
2Tours
21Age at debut

Test career

196919711974

First test

6 Sep 1969, age 21 · Right Wing v Australia, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

27 Jul 1974, age 26 · Left Wing v Britain, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Biography

Gert Muller was a strong-running wing who played 14 Tests between 1969 and 1974. Born in Vryheid on 10 May 1948 and educated at Port Natal, he played for Western Province and Transvaal. He scored two tries in the 14–3 win over New Zealand in 1970 and another in the 20–17 win at Ellis Park that clinched that series. He toured Britain in 1969–70 and Australia in 1971.

Test history

14 tests · 13 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
06 Sep 1969AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownRight WingW 11–3WP
20 Sep 1969AustraliaFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinRight WingW 19–8WP
06 Dec 1969ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghLeft WingL 3–6WP
24 Jan 1970WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffLeft WingD 6–6WP
25 Jul 1970New ZealandLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLeft WingW 17–6WP
08 Aug 1970New ZealandNewlands, Cape TownLeft WingL 8–9WP
29 Aug 1970New ZealandBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLeft WingW 14–3WP
12 Sep 1970New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgLeft WingW 20–17WP
12 Jun 1971FranceFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinLeft WingW 22–9WP
19 Jun 1971FranceKings Park, DurbanLeft WingD 8–8WP
03 Jun 1972EnglandEllis Park, JohannesburgLeft WingL 9–18Lions
08 Jun 1974BritainNewlands, Cape TownLeft WingL 3–12Lions
13 Jul 1974BritainBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLeft WingL 9–26Lions
27 Jul 1974BritainEllis Park, JohannesburgLeft WingD 13–13Lions