Pieter Louw (born 24 January 1985) is a South African
rugby union
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footballer. His usual position was flank.
Louw played junior rugby at
Boland, later moving to
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:
* Western Province, Cameroon
*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provin ...
to play
Currie Cup
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for
Cape Town
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side. He played
Super Rugby for
Stormers. He also featured in the WP game against
British and Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...
in 2009. He spent the most time at top level as a cover player for
Schalk Burger
Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Jr. (born 13 April 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played as a flanker for Saracens in the English Premiership and has won 86 caps for South Africa.
He was a member of the 2007 ...
and later for
Francois Louw
Francois Louw (born 15 June 1985) is a South African former professional rugby union player. A flanker, he played for , the Stormers and English club . He won 76 international caps for South Africa, and was part of the team that won the 2019 R ...
.
Pieter Louw finished his playing career in 2011 at the age of 26 after three seasons of Super Rugby, then pursuing a business career. He was invited back to Stormers in 2012 while they had many injuries in the back-row, but he turned down the offer, so they loaned Canadian player
Jebb Sinclair
Jebb Sinclair (born 4 August 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player who played most recently for London Irish. Released from his contract over the summer of 2017, he is now coaching in Canada.
Sinclair is a flanker but can also provide cover in th ...
.
External links
WP rugby profileStormers profile*
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1985 births
Living people
South African rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Afrikaner people
South African people of Dutch descent
Western Province (rugby union) players
Stormers players
Rugby union players from Cape Town
Alumni of Paarl Boys' High School