Utah Warriors Signs Cliven Loubser

The Utah Warriors signed Namibian international Cliven Loubser for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old flyhalf/fullback (24 in February) is 5’9″ and 188 lbs.

Cliven was born in Rehoboth, Namibia, and attended Dr. Lemmer High School, as well as Windhoek Gymnasium Private School. He also went to the University of Pretoria and played for the UP Tuks.

Cliven played for the Eastern Province U19s in 2016 and in 2017 for the Sharks U21s. He also played in two World Rugby U20s Trophy tournaments.

In 2017 he made his senior test debut for Namibia against Russia at Montevideo, Uruguay on 14 September, started in two 2019 Rugby World Cup matches against Italy and South Africa. He has earned 19 caps and scored 169 points. He also played for the Blue Bulls U21s in 2018.

In 2020 he played for Yorkshire Carnegie, which is now Leeds Tykes in the RFU Championship, and now joins the Utah Warriors for 2021.

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