Springbok no. 560 · Inside Centre

Pieter Muller

Pieter Gysbert Muller · Sharks

33Tests

3Tries

6Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

199219951999

First test

15 Aug 1992, age 23 · Inside Centre v New Zealand, Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Last test

4 Nov 1999, age 30 · Inside Centre v New Zealand, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Biography

Pieter Muller was a strong, direct inside centre who played 33 Tests between 1992 and 1999. Born in Bloemfontein on 5 May 1969 and educated at Grey College, he played for Natal.

He scored a try on debut against New Zealand in 1992, partnering Danie Gerber. After a four-year gap he returned to be first-choice inside centre in the 1998 Tri Nations-winning side and played in the 1999 World Cup, where South Africa reached the semi-finals.

Test history

33 tests · 15 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
15 Aug 1992	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Inside Centre	L 24–27	Sharks
22 Aug 1992	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Inside Centre	L 3–26	Sharks
17 Oct 1992	France	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	Inside Centre	W 20–15	Sharks
24 Oct 1992	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Inside Centre	L 16–29	Sharks
14 Nov 1992	England	Twickenham, London	Inside Centre	L 16–33	Sharks
26 Jun 1993	France	Kings Park, Durban	Inside Centre	D 20–20	Sharks
03 Jul 1993	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Inside Centre	L 17–18	Sharks
31 Jul 1993	Australia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Inside Centre	W 19–12	Sharks
14 Aug 1993	Australia	Ballymore, Brisbane	Inside Centre	L 20–28	Sharks
21 Aug 1993	Australia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Inside Centre	L 12–19	Sharks
06 Nov 1993	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Inside Centre	W 29–26	Sharks
13 Nov 1993	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Inside Centre	W 52–23	Sharks
04 Jun 1994	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Outside Centre	L 15–32	Sharks
11 Jun 1994	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Outside Centre	W 27–9	Sharks
09 Jul 1994	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Outside Centre	L 14–22	Sharks
19 Nov 1994	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Outside Centre	W 34–10	Sharks
26 Nov 1994	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Outside Centre	W 20–12	Sharks
13 Jun 1998	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Inside Centre	W 37–13	Sharks
20 Jun 1998	Ireland	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Inside Centre	W 33–0	Sharks
27 Jun 1998	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Inside Centre	W 96–13	Sharks
04 Jul 1998	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Inside Centre	W 18–0	Sharks
18 Jul 1998	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Inside Centre	W 14–13	Sharks
25 Jul 1998	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Inside Centre	W 13–3	Sharks
15 Aug 1998	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Inside Centre	W 24–23	Sharks
22 Aug 1998	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Inside Centre	W 29–15	Sharks
12 Jun 1999	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Inside Centre	W 74–3	Sharks
26 Jun 1999	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Outside Centre	L 19–29	Sharks
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Inside Centre	L 0–28	Sharks
17 Jul 1999	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Inside Centre	L 6–32	Sharks
10 Oct 1999	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Inside Centre	W 47–3	Sharks
24 Oct 1999	England	Stade de France, Paris	Inside Centre	W 44–21	Sharks
30 Oct 1999	Australia	Twickenham, London	Inside Centre	L 21–27	Sharks
04 Nov 1999	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Inside Centre	W 22–18	Sharks