Wilmaure Derrick Louw (born 2 February 1987) is a South African former
rugby union
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footballer. His regular playing position was either
centre
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or
wing
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. He represented the in the
Currie Cup
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competition, having previously played for and the in
Super Rugby
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.
In 2013, Louw was included in a
South Africa President's XV team that played in the
2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches.
Louw was a member of the Pumas side that won the
Vodacom Cup
The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...
for the first time in
2015
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, beating 24–7 in the final.
Louw made nine appearances during the season, scoring two tries.
References
External links
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itsrugby.co.uk profile
Living people
1987 births
South African rugby union players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union wings
Griquas (rugby union) players
Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Cheetahs (rugby union) players
People from Upington
Rugby union players from the Northern Cape
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