Thomas Gerbach Laubscher (8 October 1963 – 26 May 2007) was a South African rugby union player who played at tighthead prop.[1]
| Birth name | Thomas Gerbach Laubscher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 May 2007 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Vredenburg High School, Vredenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Laubscher played for the Boland schools team at the Craven Week tournament and made his provincial rugby debut for Boland in 1990 at the age of 27. In 1993 he moved to Western Province and won the Currie Cup with Western Province in 1997.[2][3]
Laubscher made his Springbok debut in 1994 against Argentina at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. He toured with the Springboks to Britain at the end of 1994 and to Europe and Britain in 1995. Laubscher played six test matches and six tour matches for the Springboks, and was known as an exceptionally strong scrummager.[4]
Test history edit
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Argentina |
42–22 | Tighthead prop | 8 Oct 1994 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 2. | Argentina |
46–26 | Tighthead prop | 15 Oct 1994 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 3. |  Scotland |
34–10 | Tighthead prop | 19 Nov 1994 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 4. |  Wales |
20–12 | Tighthead prop | 26 Nov 1994 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
| 5. |  Italy |
40–21 | Tighthead prop | 12 Nov 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | |
| 6. |  England |
24–14 | Tighthead prop | 18 Nov 1995 | Twickenham, London |
Death edit
Laubscher died in a road accident when he and his son, stopped to help a driver who had hit a cow in foggy weather conditions, when he was hit by another vehicle.[5]
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 620
References edit
- ^ "Thommie Laubscher". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 116. ISBN 0620209607.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 209–211. ISBN 0958423148.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 151. ISBN 0958423148.
- ^ "Springbok strongman killed". Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.