Tommie Laubscher

Tommie Laubscher
Birth nameThomas Gerbach Laubscher
Date of birth(1963-10-08)8 October 1963
Place of birthVredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of death26 May 2007(2007-05-26) (aged 43)
Place of deathVredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
SchoolVredenburg High School, Vredenburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1992 Boland 37 (0)
1993–1997 Western Province 60 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–1995 South Africa 6 (0)

Thomas Gerbach Laubscher (8 October 1963 – 26 May 2007) was a South African rugby union player who played at tighthead prop.[1]

Playing career

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Thommie Laubscher". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 116. ISBN 0620209607.
  3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 209–211. ISBN 0958423148.
  4. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 151. ISBN 0958423148.
  5. ^ "Springbok strongman killed". Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.