Japie Mulder

Jacobus Cornelius "Japie" Mulder (born 18 October 1969), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001.

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 World Cup final No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 9–13 Centre 23 Jul 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington 2. 18–18 Centre 6 Aug 1994 Eden Park, Auckland 3. 34–10 Centre 1 19 Nov 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 4. 20–12 Centre 26 Nov 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 5. 60–8 Centre 13 Apr 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 6. 27–18 Centre 25 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 7. 42–14 Centre 10 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 8. 19–15 Centre 17 Jun 1995 Kings Park, Durban 9. 15–12 Centre 24 Jun 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 10. 40–11 Centre 1 2 Sep 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 11. 40–21 Centre 1 12 Nov 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 12. 24–14 Centre 18 Nov 1995 Twickenham, London 13. 43–18 Centre 1 2 Jul 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 14. 16–21 Centre 13 Jul 1996 Aussie Stadium, Sydney 15. 11–15 Centre 20 Jul 1996 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 16. 25–19 Centre 3 Aug 1996 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 17. 18–29 Centre 1 10 Aug 1996 Newlands, Cape Town 18. 32–22 Centre 31 Aug 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 19. 46–15 Centre 9 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires 20. 44–21 Centre 1 16 Nov 1996 Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires 21. 22–12 Centre 30 Nov 1996 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 22. 13–12 Centre 7 Dec 1996 Parc des Princes, Paris 23. 37–20 Centre 15 Dec 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 24. 74–10 Centre 10 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town 25. 16–25 Centre 21 Jun 1997 Newlands, Cape Town 26. 74–3 Substitute 12 Jun 1999 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth 27. 101–0 Centre 19 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban 28. 19–29 Centre 26 Jun 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 29. 0–28 Centre 10 Jul 1999 Carisbrook, Dunedin 30. 51–18 Substitute 10 Jun 2000 Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 31. 23–44 Centre 8 Jul 2000 Colonial Stadium, Melbourne 32. 17–25 Centre 2 Dec 2000 Twickenham, London 33. 23–32 Centre 16 Jun 2001 Ellispark, Johannesburg 34. 60–14 Centre 30 Jun 2001 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

World Cup 1995 : World Champions, 4 caps, (Wallabies, Samoa, France, All Blacks).

Personal life Mulder with three sons and one daughter, Jané a call-up to the BlitzBoks Women’s squad for the 2026 World Championship in Hong Kong.

He is now an employee of the telecommunications infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) 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.