Elrigh Louw
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| Born | 20 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]International statistics
[edit]Test Match record
[edit]- As of 8 August 2026
| Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
 Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
 Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 93.33 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
International tries
[edit]- As of 11 July 2026
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales |
Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2024 end-of-year tests | 23 November 2024 | Win | 12–45 |
| 2 | Scotland |
Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 2026 Nations Championship | 11 July 2026 | Win | 42–28 |
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
- Elrigh Louw at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Elrigh Louw at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Elrigh Louw at All.Rugby
- Elrigh Louw at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
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- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Rugby union players from Pretoria
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union flankers
- Southern Kings players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- South Africa international rugby union players
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