Louis Schreuder (born 25 April 1990) is a South African

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player who plays as a scrum-half for

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Club career

Born and raised in the

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, Schreuder came through the ranks at and made his senior debut against during the

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. Super Rugby caps arrived the following year as he took advantage of injuries to regular scrum-halves

Dewaldt Duvenage Dewaldt Otto Duvenage (born 22 May 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half for in the Pro14. He signed a deal to join French Top 14 side Perpignan in 2013. He joined prior to the 2017–18 Pro14 season. He ...

and

Ricky Januarie Enrico Ricardo "Ricky" Januarie (born 2 January 1982) is a South African professional rugby union player. He currently plays for SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne of the Rugby Pro D2 second-level division in France. He has also been a member of the South Af ...

to earn valuable game time towards the end of the

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. Januarie's departure ahead of the 2012 season saw Schreuder become the regular back-up to Duvenage and he made 14 substitute appearances during the campaign. More game time arrived in the 2012 Currie Cup and he earned his first piece of senior rugby silverware as a 68th-minute substitute for

Nic Groom Nicholas James Groom (born 22 February 1990) is a South African rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half. Career A winner of the Varsity Cup with UCT in 2011, Groom received a swift call up to the Stormers side at the tail-end of the Super ...

as Western Province upset the 25–18 in

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to land their 33rd Currie Cup title. 2013 saw Schreuder take his game to a new level and with Dewaldt Duvenage announcing he would join French

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side

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at the conclusion of the

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he saw much more action. He started 6 games and made 4 substitute appearances as himself, Duvenage and Groom were all rotated throughout the campaign. However, come the 2013 Currie Cup he appeared to have established himself ahead of Nic Groom as Province's first-choice scrum-half. He played in all 12 of his side's matches during the season, including 9 starts as the Western Cape outfit reached their 2nd consecutive Currie Cup Final. Schreuder was named in the starting line-up and was substituted in the 52nd minute as the Shark's gained revenge on Western Province with a surprise 33–19 victory at

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. He joined the for the

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. Schreuder signed for French giants

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in the

as a medical joker during the

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. Afterwards, Schreuder travels to England to join

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in the

from the 2020-21 season.

International career

Schreuder was vice-captain of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the

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in Argentina. An injury crisis during the 2013 Incoming test series meant he received a call-up for the national team, the

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on 11 June 2013. He didn't get any game time, but he was again named in the Springbok squad for the 2013 end-of-year test series games against , and . Once more Schreuder was unable to earn a slot in the matchday squad but gained valuable experience training alongside fellow scrum-halves

Fourie du Preez Petrus Fourie du Preez (; born 24 March 1982) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played as a scrum half for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition and the Bulls in Super Rugby between 2002 and 2011, and for Ja ...

Ruan Pienaar Ruan Pienaar (born 10 March 1984) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half for the in the Currie Cup. Pienaar is the son of former Springbok fullback Gysie Pienaar. Ruan ...

and

Jano Vermaak Jano Vermaak (born 1 January 1985) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup. Vermaak previously represented the and in Super Rugby and the and in the domestic Currie ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schreuder, Louis Living people 1990 births South African rugby union players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union scrum-halves Sportspeople from Paarl Afrikaner people Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players South African expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Japan South African expatriate sportspeople in Japan Southern Kings players South Africa international rugby union players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players RC Toulonnais players Newcastle Falcons players Rugby union players from the Western Cape