Louis Isias Strydom (born 21 October 1980) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player, currently playing with the . He was born in

Welkom Welkom () is the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about northeast of Bloemfontein which is the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng. The ci ...

and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the and franchises. He rejoined the in 2013. He was a key member of their

2014 Currie Cup First Division The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union ...

-winning side. He played in the final, kicking ten points to help the Griffons win the match 23–21 to win their first trophy for six years.

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