Helgard Lourens Müller (1 June 1963, Bloemfontein) is a South African former rugby union footballer. He was capped twice by the Springboks and played centre and wing for Free State.

Playing career

In 1981, Müller was chosen for the South African School Team. Müller appeared as a replacement for the Springboks against the

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in 1986, and against the World Invitation Team in 1989. He also played three tour matches, and therefore appeared five times in the green-and-gold. When the Free State played in the 1997 Super 12, Müller was captain. Müller's Springbok appearances were limited by the strong competition at centre at the time, including

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. Müller appeared 142 times for the Free State in Currie Cup rugby, and 245 times in total, including at junior level, tour matches, the Vodacom Cup and Super Rugby.

Test history

Accolades

In 1984, Müller was nominated as Young Player of the Year, together with Paul Botes, Niel Burger, Wessel Lightfoot and Uli Schmidt.

Trivia

Outside rugby, Müller also represented Free State in

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. He played six matches, with a batting average of 8.83 and a bowling average of 55.66

External links

Helgard Müller
at www.genslin.us/bokke *

References