Hal Luscombe

Hal Luscombe

Birth name	Haldane Naude Luscombe
Date of birth	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981
Place of birth	Laingsburg, South Africa
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
School	Diocesan College
Spouse	Sarah
Children	Nia Willmott, Max Luscombe
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–03 2003–06 2006–08 2008–09 Newport Dragons Harlequins Worcester 25 51 35 9 (15) (60) (35) (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–07 Wales 16 (10)

Haldane 'Hal' Naude Luscombe is a former Wales international rugby union player. His usual position was on the wing or in the centres.

The last team he played for was Worcester Warriors in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales and Harlequins of England.

Luscombe attended Diocesan College, Cape Town. He has also played for the Wales under-21 team.

It was announced in March 2008 that Luscombe would be joining Worcester Warriors for the 2008/09 season on a two-year contract. He would be joining up with his former national and Newport Gwent Dragons coach, Mike Ruddock. Unfortunately Luscombe only played 6 times during that campaign having had a series of injury problems. On 24 July 2009 it was announced that he had retired from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 28-year-old was released from his Sixways contract by mutual consent.

"Hal is a terrific guy who has been a fantastic player for years. I would like to thank him for his service and pay tribute to his outstanding character and performances over the years, most notably as a member of the Wales Grand Slam winning team of 2005." – Mike Ruddock

External links

• Worcester Warriors profile
• Wales profile
• Newport Gwent Dragons profile
• Guinness Premiership Profile