Birth name | Hendrik Scholtz Vosloo Muller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 March 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Witbank, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 26 April 1977 | (aged 55)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hendrik "Hennie" Scholtz Vosloo Muller (26 March 1922 – 26 April 1977) was a South African rugby union footballer. Born in Witbank, Muller is considered one of the greatest South African rugby players, captaining the national side, the Springboks in nine tests, and is a member of the International Rugby Hall of Fame.[1] His usual position was at number eight.