Japie Mulder


Jacobus Cornelius 'Japie' Mulder, is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001.
He is now an employee of the telecommunications infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa 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.
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.

Career

Provincial

Mulder made his provincial debut for 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. He was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994, as well as the 1993 Super 10.

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.

Test history

No.OppositionResult PositionTriesDateVenue
1.9–13Centre23 Jul 1994Athletic Park, Wellington
2.18–18Centre6 Aug 1994Eden Park, Auckland
3.34–10Centre119 Nov 1994Murrayfield, Edinburgh
4.20–12Centre26 Nov 1994Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
5.60–8Centre13 Apr 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.27–18Centre25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
7.42–14Centre10 Jun 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8.19–15Centre17 Jun 1995Kings Park, Durban
9.15–12Centre24 Jun 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
10.40–11Centre12 Sep 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11.40–21Centre112 Nov 1995Stadio Olimpico, Rome
12.24–14Centre18 Nov 1995Twickenham, London
13.43–18Centre12 Jul 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
14.16–21Centre13 Jul 1996Aussie Stadium, Sydney
15.11–15Centre20 Jul 1996AMI Stadium, Christchurch
16.25–19Centre3 Aug 1996Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
17.18–29Centre110 Aug 1996Newlands, Cape Town
18.32–22Centre31 Aug 1996Ellis Park, Johannesburg
19.46–15Centre9 Nov 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
20.44–21Centre116 Nov 1996Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
21. 22–12Centre30 Nov 1996Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
22.13–12Centre7 Dec 1996Parc des Princes, Paris
23. 37–20Centre15 Dec 1996Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
24.74–10Centre10 Jun 1997Newlands, Cape Town
25.16–25Centre21 Jun 1997Newlands, Cape Town
26.74–3Substitute12 Jun 1999Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
27.101–0Centre19 Jun 1999Kings Park, Durban
28.19–29Centre26 Jun 1999Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
29.0–28Centre10 Jul 1999Carisbrook, Dunedin
30.51–18Substitute10 Jun 2000Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
31.23–44Centre8 Jul 2000Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
32.17–25Centre2 Dec 2000Twickenham, London
33. 23–32 Centre16 Jun 2001Ellispark, Johannesburg
34. 60–14Centre30 Jun 2001Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

World Cup