Ricardo Ian Peter Loubscher, born 11 June 1974 in Colesberg (

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), is former a

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player, who played for

4 times between 2002 and 2003, his last coming during the

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. He played for the

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, typically as a Fullback. He has played provincial rugby in the Currie Cup for Natal Sharks and

Mighty Elephants The Eastern Province Elephants (known as the Multisure Eastern Province Elephants for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge (South Africa), Rugby Challenge competi ...

. He played his first test match for the

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on the 8 June 2002 during a match against

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. Since 2012, he has been the backs coach for the National team, under head coach

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.SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY UNION NAME HEYNEKE MEYER'S MANAGEMENT TEAM
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1974 births Living people People from Colesberg Rugby union players from the Northern Cape South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Bulls (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players Sharks (rugby union) players Sharks (Currie Cup) players South Africa international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union fullbacks 2003 Rugby World Cup players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub