Francois Louw
South Africa
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Full name Louis-Francois Pickard Louw
Born June 15, 1985, Cape Town
Current age 38 years 278 days
Major teams Barbarians, Bath Rugby, Stormers, Western Province, South Africa
Position Back-row
Height 6 ft 3 in
Weight 242 lb
Relations Grandfather - JAJ Pickard

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2010-2019 76 58 18 50 10 0 0 0 47 27 2 63.15
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2019 17 9 8 20 4 0 0 0 13 4 0 76.47
The Rugby Championship 2010-2019 35 29 6 5 1 0 0 0 13 20 2 40

Career statistics
Test debut Wales v South Africa at Millennium Stadium, Jun 5, 2010 match details
Last Test England v South Africa at Yokohama, Nov 2, 2019 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2011-2020 99 97 2 55 11 0 0 0 47 49 3 48.98
Bath Rugby 2011-2020 99 97 2 55 11 0 0 0 47 49 3 48.98
Profile

By the time of his Springbok debut in 2010 Louw had already racked up 50 appearances for Western Province as well as forming part of the Stormers' highly-successful loose trio alongside Schalk Burger and Duane Vermeulen. Having started their Super 14 final defeat to the Bulls in Soweto, Louw was rewarded with a call-up to the South Africa squad for their June Tests. He debuted against Wales in Cardiff before scoring his first Test try in a rout against France at his home ground, Newlands. He is the grandson of former Springbok lock Jan Pickard.

In July 2011 Bath announced the capture of the flanker on a three-year deal. The move sees Louw replace former skipper Luke Watson in the West Country side's backrow.

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Dec 27, 2014
Thomas Waldrom is taken down by Francois Louw
Thomas Waldrom is taken down by Francois Louw
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Jun 14, 2014
South Africa's Francois Louw goes flying in on Wales' Matthew Morgan
South Africa's Francois Louw goes flying in on Wales' Matthew Morgan
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Nov 17, 2013
Francois Louw is carried off the field with a neck injury
Francois Louw is carried off the field with a neck injury
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Sep 28, 2013
South Africa's Francois Louw and Australia's Ben Mowen come to blows
South Africa's Francois Louw and Australia's Ben Mowen come to blows
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