Namibian Rudi van Vuuren is Only a Participant in the World Cup Both of Cricket & Rugby.

There are many sportsmen in the world who had participated in many games and sports.Even many of them had participated in the international matches of more than one field such as football, cricket, rugby, hokey, tennis, boxing, baseball and basketball etc. But there is no player in the world without Namibian Rudi van Vuuren who had participated in the world cup in than one field. Namibian Rudi van Vuuren is the only person who has played the Rugby Union world cup and Cricket world cup. Rudi van Vuuren participated in the Rugby Union world cup and Cricket world cup in the same year 2003. His cricket ODI debut became on Feb 16, 2003 against Pakistan at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley in the world cup-2003. Rudi has played 5 ODI till now. This right handed hard-hitting batsman’s scores is only 26 runs. Vuuren is also a right-arm fast-medium opening bowler of his country. He has taken 8 wickets in 5 ODI matches. He showed his real bowling charisma against England by taking 5 wickets for 43 runs. Contrary, Vuuren was also in the squad of Rugby world cup of Namibia in 1999. But Vuuren did not get any chance for playing. Afterwards playing door of Rugby World Cup in 2003 was opened for Rudi van Vuuren.This Windhoek Wanderers’s fly-half’s first Rugby International debut was become against Zimbabwe on June15, 1997. Rudi van Vuuren showed his real performance in the Rugby world cup-2003 by making a successful partnership with Corne Powell. Rudi van Vuuren serves his country not only as a Cricket or Rugby player but also as a professional doctor of medicine. Namibia is small country but on the field of games & sports they are very familiar country in the world particularly for some sportsman like as Rudi van Vuuren.