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TIL that Rudie van Vuuren represented Namibia in both 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is also a medical doctor and he helped to deliver 70 babies in his clinic all within the space of just 8 months between the two World Cups that he played in.

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