Pieter Hermias Cornelius 'Lappies' Labuschagné (

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ピーター・ハーミアス・コーネリアス "ラピース"・ラブスカフニ; ''Pītā Hāmiasu Kōneriasu "Rapīsu" Rabusukafuni''; born 11 January 1989) is a South African-born Japanese

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footballer who regularly plays as a

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. He currently plays in the Japanese

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with Kubota Spears and is currently playing for the . He represents at international level having satisfied residency requirements.

Career

Labuschagné represented the in

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and previously played with the in the

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. He has also previously captained the in the Varsity Cup. Labuschagné moved to the Japanese

prior to the 2016–17 season, signing with the Kubota Spears.

International

Labuschagné was called up to the squad for the

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against , and , but he didn't feature in any of the matches for Springboks. In 2019, he debuted for Japan. He represented Japan at the

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and captained them in their Pool A victory over

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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 Expatriate rugby union players in Japan South African expatriate sportspeople in Japan Japan international rugby union players Sunwolves players Bulls (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub