Lappies Labuschagné
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 Labuschagné representing Kubota Spears during the Top League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Pieter Hermias Cornelius Labuschagné | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pieter Hermias Cornelius Labuschagné (ピーター ラブスカフニ, Pītā Rabusukafuni, born 11 January 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Japan Rugby League One club Kubota Spears. Born in South Africa, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
Club career
[edit]Labuschagné represented the Bulls in Super Rugby and previously played with the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] He has also previously captained the UFS Shimlas in the Varsity Cup.[2]
Labuschagné moved to the Japanese Top League prior to the 2016–17 season, signing with the Kubota Spears.[3]
International career
[edit]Labuschagné was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests against Italy, Scotland and Samoa, but he did not feature in any of the matches for Springboks.[4]
In 2019, he debuted for Japan. He represented Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup and captained them in their Pool A victory over Ireland.
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lappies Labuschagné". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Shimlas have the need for speed". varsitycup.co.za. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ ２０１６年度クボタスピアーズ 新入団選手（追加）のお知らせ [2016 Kubota Spears – Announcement of new joining players (additional)] (Press release). Kubota Spears. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "New faces in Springbok squad". Sport 24. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- Lappies Labuschagné at ESPNscrum
- Lappies Labuschagné at ItsRugby.co.uk
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- South African rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Afrikaner people
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
- University of the Free State alumni
- Rugby union players from Pretoria
- Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Japan international rugby union players
- Sunwolves players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Blue Bulls players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Naturalised rugby union players
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