Elrigh Louw

Elrigh Louw

Date of birth	(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
School	Hoërskool Transvalia, Vanderbijlpark
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8 / Flanker Current team Template:Rut Southern Kings Youth career 2017 Template:Rut Falcons 2018–2019 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–present Template:Rut Southern Kings 4 (5) Correct as of 31 October 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019 South Africa Under-20 4 (0) Correct as of 31 October 2019

Elrigh Louw (born (1999-09-20)20 September 1999) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Southern Kings in the Pro14. He can play as a lock or flanker.

Louw attended and played rugby for Hoërskool Transvalia, which earned him a selection to the Template:Rut Falcons squad for the Under-18 Craven Week. After school, Louw moved to Bloemfontein to join the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs, representing them at Under-19 and Under-21 level. He was also called up to the South Africa Under-20 squad, representing them at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina.

In 2019, Louw joined the Port Elizabeth-based franchise the Template:Rut Southern Kings. He made his first class debut in the opening round of the 2019–20 Pro14 season, coming on as a replacement their 27–31 defeat to the Template:Rut Cardiff Blues. In his second appearance the following week, he scored his first senior try in a 20–31 defeat to Template:Rut Munster.