Thomas Gerbach Laubscher (8 October 1963 – 26 May 2007) was a South African
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 it ...
player who played at
tighthead prop.
Playing career
Laubscher played for the schools team at the
Craven Week
The Craven Week is an annual rugby union tournament organised for schoolboys in the Republic of South Africa. The tournament started in July 1964, and is named after the legendary Springbok rugby union player and coach Dr Danie Craven.
The to ...
tournament and made his provincial rugby debut for in 1990 at the age of 27. In 1993 he moved to and won the
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...
with Western Province in
1997
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.
Laubscher made his
Springbok
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debut in 1994 against at the
Boet Erasmus Stadium
EPRU Stadium, also known by its original name of Boet Erasmus Stadium, was a stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The letters "EPRU" in the name represent the Eastern Province Rugby Union, the stadium's historic primary tenants, whose team i ...
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.
Test history
Death
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.
See also
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List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.
Individual records
Career
South Africa's '' ...
– Springbok no. 620
References
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1963 births
2007 deaths
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Boland Cavaliers players
Western Province (rugby union) players
People from the West Coast District Municipality
Rugby union players from the Western Cape
Rugby union props
Road incident deaths in South Africa