Tommie Laubscher
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BornThomas Gerbach Laubscher
8 October 1963
8 October 1963
Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Died26 May 2007 (aged 43)
Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
| Born | Thomas Gerbach Laubscher 8 October 1963 Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 26 May 2007 (aged 43) 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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Thomas Gerbach Laubscher (8 October 1963 – 26 May 2007) was a South African rugby union player who played at tighthead prop.[1]
Test history
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]
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 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 |