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Elrigh Louw

Date of birth

20 September 1999 (age 24)

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

Youth career
Position(s)	Number 8 / Flanker
Current team	Bulls / Blue Bulls
2017	Falcons
2018–2019	Free State Cheetahs
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–2020	Southern Kings	12	(5)
2020–	Bulls	29	(30)
2020–	Blue Bulls	14	(20)
Correct as of 23 July 2022
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019	South Africa Under-20	4	(0)
2022–	South Africa	2	(0)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

Elrigh Louw (born 20 September 1999) is a South African rugby union player 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

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 ESPNscrum
Elrigh Louw at ItsRugby.co.uk

v t e Bulls – current squad
Forwards	Cyle Brink Nizaam Carr Marcell Coetzee Johan Grobbelaar Mpilo Gumede Cameron Hanekom Robert Hunt Jannes Kirsten Francois Klopper Tiaan Lange Sebastian Lombard Elrigh Louw Wilco Louw Reinhardt Ludwig Phumzile Maqondwana Simphiwe Matanzima Khutha Mchunu Mihlali Mosi Tielman Nieuwoudt Ruan Nortjé Merwe Olivier Deon Slabbert Dylan Smith Mornay Smith Gerhard Steenekamp WJ Steenkamp Janko Swanepoel Muller Uys Akker van der Merwe JF van Heerden Jacques van Rooyen Marco van Staden Joe van Zyl Ruan Vermaak Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Backs	Kurt-Lee Arendse Zak Burger Sebastian de Klerk Stedman Gans Johan Goosen Cornal Hendricks Henry Immelman Stravino Jacobs Marco Jansen van Vuren Keagan Johannes David Kriel Willie le Roux Lionel Mapoe Kabelo Mokoena Canan Moodie Sibongile Novuka Embrose Papier Sergeal Petersen Chris Smit Cornel Smit Chris Smith Bernard van der Linde Jaco van der Walt Harold Vorster Devon Williams
Coach	Jake White

v t e Blue Bulls – current squad
Forwards	JP Alberts Cyle Brink Nizaam Carr Marcell Coetzee Jacques du Plessis Johan Grobbelaar Cameron Hanekom Robert Hunt Francois Klopper Tiaan Lange Sebastian Lombard Elrigh Louw Reinhardt Ludwig Phumzile Maqondwana Simphiwe Matanzima Mihlali Mosi Ruan Nortjé Merwe Olivier Dylan Smith Mornay Smith Gerhard Steenekamp WJ Steenkamp Janko Swanepoel Muller Uys Juan van der Westhuizen Jacques van Rooyen Marco van Staden Joe van Zyl Ruan Vermaak Jan-Hendrik Wessels
Backs	Kurt-Lee Arendse Zak Burger Stedman Gans Johan Goosen Eugene Hare Cornal Hendricks Marco Jansen van Vuren Keagan Johannes Adriaan Joubert Franco Knoetze David Kriel Lionel Mapoe Kabelo Mokoena Canan Moodie Juan Mostert Quewin Nortje Sibongile Novuka Embrose Papier Wandisile Simelane Chris Smit Chris Smith Bernard van der Linde Harold Vorster
Coach	Jake White

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