Japie Mulder

Japie Mulder
Birth nameJacobus Cornelius Mulder
Date of birth (1969-10-18) 18 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birthSprings, Gauteng, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Hugenote, Springs, Gauteng
UniversityRand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002 Yorkshire Carnegie 10 (15)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–2001 Transvaal /Golden Lions 113 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2001 Cats ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–2001 South Africa 34 (35)

Jacobus Cornelius 'Japie' Mulder (born 18 October 1969), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001.[1]

He is now an employee of the telecommunications infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd. In 2007 he pleaded guilty to the indecent assault and attempted rape of a South African schoolgirl who was the daughter of a close friend.[2]

On 29 December 2009, Mulder and his wife and children were hijacked in the East Rand. Mulder was forced into the boot in the car, while his hijackers stole money from his bank account.[3]

Career

Provincial

Mulder made his provincial debut for Transvaal in 1991 and continued to represent the union, whose name was changed to the Golden Lions, until 2001. In 1993 he was selected for the South African Barbarians to tour the United Kingdom and in 1994 he played for the South African A-team.[4] He was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994, as well as the 1993 Super 10.[5]

International

He played his first test match for the Springboks on 23 July 1994 against New Zealand at Athletic Park in Wellington. Mulder played in 34 test matches, including four during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He also played in fifteen tour matches, scoring three tries, to add to his six test tries.[6]

Test history

  World Cup Final

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  New Zealand 9–13 Centre 23 Jul 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington
2.  New Zealand 18–18 Centre 6 Aug 1994 Eden Park, Auckland
3.  Scotland 34–10 Centre 1 19 Nov 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
4.  Wales 20–12 Centre 26 Nov 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
5.  Samoa 60–8 Centre 13 Apr 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.  Australia 27–18 Centre 25 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town
7.  Samoa 42–14 Centre 10 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8.  France 19–15 Centre 17 Jun 1995 Kings Park, Durban
9.  New Zealand 15–12 Centre 24 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
10.  Wales 40–11 Centre 1 2 Sep 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11.  Italy 40–21 Centre 1 12 Nov 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Rome
12.  England 24–14 Centre 18 Nov 1995 Twickenham, London
13.  Fiji 43–18 Centre 1 2 Jul 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
14.  Australia 16–21 Centre 13 Jul 1996 Aussie Stadium, Sydney
15.  New Zealand 11–15 Centre 20 Jul 1996 AMI Stadium, Christchurch
16.  Australia 25–19 Centre 3 Aug 1996 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
17.  New Zealand 18–29 Centre 1 10 Aug 1996 Newlands, Cape Town
18.  New Zealand 32–22 Centre 31 Aug 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
19.  Argentina 46–15 Centre 9 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
20.  Argentina 44–21 Centre 1 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
21.  France 22–12 Centre 30 Nov 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
22.  France 13–12 Centre 7 Dec 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris
23.  Wales 37–20 Centre 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
24.  Tonga 74–10 Centre 10 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town
25.  British Lions 16–25 Centre 21 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town
26.  Italy 74–3 Substitute 12 Jun 1999 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
27.  Italy 101–0 Centre 19 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban
28.  Wales 19–29 Centre 26 Jun 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
29.  New Zealand 0–28 Centre 10 Jul 1999 Carisbrook, Dunedin
30.  Canada 51–18 Substitute 10 Jun 2000 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
31.  Australia 23–44 Centre 8 Jul 2000 Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
32.  England 17–25 Centre 2 Dec 2000 Twickenham, London
33.  France 23–32 Centre 16 Jun 2001 Ellispark, Johannesburg
34.  Italy 60–14 Centre 30 Jun 2001 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

World Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ "Japie Mulder". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Japie Mulder pleads guilty to indecent assault". Mail & Guardian. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Nightmare hijacking for ex-Bok". News24. 30 December 2009.
  4. ^ Schoeman, Chris (2001). Who's who of South African rugby 2001–2002 (6th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 148. ISBN 0620261889. OCLC 56517006.
  5. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 180. ISBN 0958423148.
  6. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 502.