REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 544 · Hooker

Uli Schmidt

Ulrich Louis Schmidt · Blue Bulls, Lions

17Tests
2Tries
2Tours
24Age at debut

Test career

198619901994

First test

10 May 1986, age 24 · Hooker v NZ Cavaliers, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

26 Nov 1994, age 33 · Hooker v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Biography

Uli Schmidt was one of South Africa’s finest hookers, and a medical doctor. Born in Pretoria on 10 July 1961, he played for Northern Transvaal and Transvaal and won 17 caps between 1986 and 1994.

He scored a superb try against the 1986 Cavaliers and another against France in 1993, and toured Australia in 1993 and Britain in 1994. He was known for his fierce competitiveness.

Test history

17 tests · 9 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
10 May 1986NZ CavaliersNewlands, Cape TownHookerW 21–15Blue Bulls
17 May 1986NZ CavaliersKings Park, DurbanHookerL 18–19Blue Bulls
24 May 1986NZ CavaliersLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaHookerW 33–18Blue Bulls
31 May 1986NZ CavaliersEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerW 24–10Blue Bulls
26 Aug 1989World InvitationNewlands, Cape TownHookerW 20–19Blue Bulls
02 Sep 1989World InvitationEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerW 22–16Blue Bulls
15 Aug 1992New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerL 24–27Blue Bulls
22 Aug 1992AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownHookerL 3–26Blue Bulls
26 Jun 1993FranceKings Park, DurbanHookerD 20–20Lions
03 Jul 1993FranceEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerL 17–18Lions
31 Jul 1993AustraliaSydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), SydneyHookerW 19–12Lions
14 Aug 1993AustraliaBallymore, BrisbaneHookerL 20–28Lions
21 Aug 1993AustraliaSydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), SydneyHookerL 12–19Lions
08 Oct 1994ArgentinaBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethHookerW 42–22Lions
15 Oct 1994ArgentinaEllis Park, JohannesburgHookerW 46–26Lions
19 Nov 1994ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghHookerW 34–10Lions
26 Nov 1994WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffHookerW 20–12Lions