Mof Myburgh
Full names: Johannes Lodewikus
Date of birth: 24 Aug 1936
Place of birth: Senekal
School: Paul Erasmus
Springbok no: 371
Springbok debut province: Northern Transvaal
Physical: 1.85m, 104.3kg
Date of death: 15 Jun 2012 (Age 75)
Test summary: Tests: 18 Tries: 0
First Test: 23 Jun 1962 Age 25 - Tight-head Prop against Britain at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Last Test: 12 Sep 1970 Age 34 - Loose-head Prop against New Zealand at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Tours British Isles, Ireland & France 1960-61 France 1968 British Isles & Ireland 1969-70
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
23 Jun 1962 25Tight-head Prop Britain Ellispark, Johannesburg Draw: 3-3  N-Tvl
07 Sep 1963 27Loose-head Prop Australia Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 22-6  N-Tvl
23 May 1964 27Loose-head Prop Wales Kingspark, Durban Win: 24-3  N-Tvl
25 Jul 1964 27Loose-head Prop France P.A.M. Brink Stadium, Springs Lose: 6-8  N-Tvl
08 Jun 1968 31Loose-head Prop Britain Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 25-20  N-Tvl
22 Jun 1968 31Loose-head Prop Britain Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Draw: 6-6  N-Tvl
13 Jul 1968 31Loose-head Prop Britain Newlands, Cape Town Win: 11-6  N-Tvl
09 Nov 1968 32Loose-head Prop France Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Win: 12-9  N-Tvl
16 Nov 1968 32Loose-head Prop France Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris Win: 16-11  N-Tvl
02 Aug 1969 32Loose-head Prop Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 30-11  N-Tvl
16 Aug 1969 32Loose-head Prop Australia Kingspark, Durban Win: 16-9  N-Tvl
06 Sep 1969 33Loose-head Prop Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 11-3  N-Tvl
20 Sep 1969 33Loose-head Prop Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 19-8  N-Tvl
20 Dec 1969 33Loose-head Prop England Twickenham, London Lose: 8-11  N-Tvl
10 Jan 1970 33Loose-head Prop Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Draw: 8-8  N-Tvl
24 Jan 1970 33Loose-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Draw: 6-6  N-Tvl
29 Aug 1970 34Loose-head Prop New Zealand Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 14-3  N-Tvl
12 Sep 1970 34Loose-head Prop New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 20-17  N-Tvl

I can't help it - when I think of Mof I must think of Frik du Preez. They were bosom friends - inseparable and always up to something or other. Their ability to mimic Charles Fortune giving a cricket commentary was absolutely priceless.

On the field Mof always carried a lot of weight. It must have been terribly difficult to move about with the amount of weight he carried, but carry it he did. Many was the time that he was able to save South Africa in test matches, purely because of his strength.

A loose-head prop has a very difficult task at the best of times but with his immense power Mof Myburgh could take on anybody. His support in the line-outs gave the Springboks a major advantage throughout his career.