Elrigh Louw
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| Date of birth | (1999年09月20日) 20 September 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Transvalia, Vanderbijlpark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elrigh Louw (born 20 September 1999) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. He can play as a flanker or 8th man.
Louw attended and played rugby for Hoërskool Transvalia, which earned him a selection to the Falcons squad for the Under-18 Craven Week. After school, Louw moved to Bloemfontein to join the 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.[1]
In 2019, Louw joined the Port Elizabeth-based franchise the 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 Cardiff Blues.[2] In his second appearance the following week, he scored his first senior try in a 20–31 defeat to Munster.[3]
Honours
[edit ]- Carling Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year 2021 [1]
- Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021
- United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22
- Named in the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship Elite XV team
References
[edit ]- ^ "Buthelezi to lead Junior Boks at World Rugby U20 Champs" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Match 4, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Match 10, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Elrigh Louw at Springboks
- Elrigh Louw at European Professional Club Rugby Edit on Wikidata
- Elrigh Louw at ESPNscrumEdit on Wikidata
- Elrigh Louw at ItsRugby.co.ukEdit on Wikidata
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