Nicholas Arthur Labuschagne (born 26 May 1931) is a South African-born former England
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
international.
Biography
Born in
Durban
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, Labuschagne was educated at
Hilton College and the
University of Cape Town
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in his native South Africa, then came to England to study dentistry at
Guy's Hospital, London
Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
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Labuschagne, a hooker, played his English club rugby with
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
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, Harlequins and Middlesex. He was capped five times by the
England national team, debuting against Wales in Cardiff in 1953. His other four England appearances came during the
1955 Five Nations Championship
The 1955 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby ...
.
Returning to South Africa, Labuschagne became president of Natal Rugby Union.
Personal life
Labuschagne's wife Alizanne was the granddaughter of department store founder
John Orr. His grandson
Patrick Lambie
Patrick Jonathan Lambie (born 17 October 1990) is a retired South African professional rugby union player who last played for in the French Top 14. He announced his retirement in January 2019 due to multiple concussions.
Early life
Lambie at ...
played for the Springboks.
See also
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List of England national rugby union players
References
External links
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Nick Labuschagneat
England Rugby
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1931 births
Living people
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
South African rugby union players
Rugby union players from Durban
Rugby union hookers
Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa)
University of Cape Town alumni
Alumni of King's College London
Harlequin F.C. players
Middlesex County RFU players
South African rugby union administrators