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==Early life==
==Early life==
Louw was born in [[Cape Town]] and is the grandson of the former South African international [[Jan Pickard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/117544.html |title=South Africa / Players & Officials / Francois Louw |publisher=Scrum |access-date=2010-07-16}}</ref> He attended [[Diocesan College|Bishops College]] in [[Cape Town]] and played for their first XV in 2002 and 2003.
Louw was born in [[Cape Town]] and is the grandson of the former South African international [[Jan Pickard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/117544.html |title=South Africa / Players & Officials / Francois Louw |publisher=Scrum |access-date=2010-07-16}}</ref> He attended [[Diocesan College|Bishops College]] in [[Cape Town]] and the [[University of Stellenbosch]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==

Revision as of 06:50, 24 July 2021

Francois Louw
Birth nameLouis-Francois Pickard Louw
Date of birth (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)[2]
SchoolBishops Diocesan College
UniversityUniversity of Stellenbosch
Notable relative(s)Jan Pickard (grandfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Blindside Flanker, Number 8
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2020 Bath Rugby 131 (80)
Correct as of 7 October 2015
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2011 Western Province 65 (65)
Correct as of 28 March 2019
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2011 Stormers 54 (20)
Correct as of 7 October 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2019
2014–2015		 South Africa
Springboks [a]		 76
2		 (50)
(0)
Correct as of 3 November 2019

Francois Louw (born (1985-06-15)15 June 1985) is a South African former professional rugby union player. A flanker, he played for Western Province, the Stormers and English club Template:Rut Bath. He won 76 international caps for South Africa, and was part of the team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup..

Early life

Louw was born in Cape Town and is the grandson of the former South African international Jan Pickard.[5] He attended Bishops College in Cape Town and the University of Stellenbosch.

Playing career

He represented the Stormers in Super Rugby, having made his debut during the 2008 season. He also played for Western Province in the Currie Cup. Louw was part of the Stormers team that lost the 2010 Super 14 Final to the Bulls.

On 12 July 2011 it was announced that Louw signed for Bath Rugby on a 3-year deal.[6]

International

Following the Super 14 season, Louw made his debut for South Africa against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He played the entire game as South Africa won 34–31. Louw was selected for South Africa's next match, against France at his home ground, Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Louw scored the last of five tries, helping South Africa to a 42–17 victory. After taking part in South Africa's victorious two-match series against Italy, including a try in the first Test, Louw made his Tri Nations debut in July 2010. It was the first time Louw experienced defeat as a Springbok, with New Zealand winning the game 32–12.

He has become a mainstay in the Springbok side, becoming the first choice openside flank under the reign of Heyneke Meyer. He had the second most turnovers won at the 2015 Rugby World Cup with 13.[7] He has also shown strong running and some skilful play. In 2013, against the All Blacks at Ellis Park, he made a strong run then an offload in the tackle to set up Bryan Habana for a try.

Louw was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8] South Africa won the tournament, defeating England in the final.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Louw played for South Africa in two non-test matches against World XVs in Cape Town in 2014 and 2015.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois Louw". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby". Bath Rugby web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  3. ^ South African Rugby Annual 2015. South African Rugby Union. 2015. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-620-62087-1.
  4. ^ South African Rugby Annual 2016. South African Rugby Union. 2016. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-620-69290-8.
  5. ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Francois Louw". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Rugby World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ^ "South Africa World Cup squad: Siya Kolisi wins fitness battle, Eben Etzebeth backed, Aphiwe Dyantyi dropped". The Independent. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. ^ "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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