Louis Moolman
Full names: Louis Christiaan
Date of birth: 21 Jan 1951
Place of birth: Pretoria
School: Centurion
Springbok no: 498
Springbok debut province: Northern Transvaal
Physical: 1.95m, 111.0kg
Date of death: 10 Feb 2006 (Age 55)
Test summary: Tests: 24 Tries: 0
First Test: 27 Aug 1977 Age 26 - Lock against World Invitation at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Last Test: 31 May 1986 Age 35 - Lock against NZ Cavaliers at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Tours South America 1980 New Zealand & USA 1981
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
27 Aug 1977 26Lock World Invitation Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 45-24  N-Tvl
26 Apr 1980 29Lock South America Wanderers, Johannesburg Win: 24-9  N-Tvl
03 May 1980 29Lock South America Kingspark, Durban Win: 18-9  N-Tvl
31 May 1980 29Lock Britain Newlands, Cape Town Win: 26-22  N-Tvl
14 Jun 1980 29Lock Britain Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 26-19  N-Tvl
28 Jun 1980 29Lock Britain Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 12-10  N-Tvl
12 Jul 1980 29Lock Britain Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Lose: 13-17  N-Tvl
18 Oct 1980 29Lock South America Wanderers Club, Montevideo Win: 22-13  N-Tvl
25 Oct 1980 29Lock South America Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago Win: 30-16  N-Tvl
08 Nov 1980 29Lock France Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-15  N-Tvl
30 May 1981 30Lock Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Win: 23-15  N-Tvl
06 Jun 1981 30Lock Ireland Kingspark, Durban Win: 12-10  N-Tvl
15 Aug 1981 30Lock New Zealand Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch Lose: 9-14  N-Tvl
29 Aug 1981 30Lock New Zealand Athletic Park, Wellington Win: 24-12  N-Tvl
12 Sep 1981 30Lock New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 22-25  N-Tvl
25 Sep 1981 30Lock USA Owl Creek Polo ground, Glenville, NY Win: 38-7  N-Tvl
27 Mar 1982 31Lock South America Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 50-18  N-Tvl
03 Apr 1982 31Lock South America Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 12-21  N-Tvl
20 Oct 1984 33Lock South America Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 32-15  N-Tvl
27 Oct 1984 33Lock South America Newlands, Cape Town Win: 22-13  N-Tvl
10 May 1986 35Lock NZ Cavaliers Newlands, Cape Town Win: 21-15  N-Tvl
17 May 1986 35Lock NZ Cavaliers Kingspark, Durban Lose: 18-19  N-Tvl
24 May 1986 35Lock NZ Cavaliers Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 33-18  N-Tvl
31 May 1986 35Lock NZ Cavaliers Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 24-10  N-Tvl

Here was a strong forward who never quite realised how strong he really was. Louis Moolman did useful work in the lineouts - exceptionally useful. A quiet, unassuming fellow, but a man I would have in my side any day.

He could jump with the best of them, and was very powerful in the tight.

To me, it is a tragedy that some of our finest players are all too quickly forgotten by the hero-worshipping public.

Louis Moolman, one of our very best, will not suffer that fate.