Hottie Louw

Francois Hermanus "Hottie" Louw (born 2 March 1976) is a South African former rugby union player.^[1]

Hottie Louw

Birth name	Francois Hermanus Louw
Date of birth	(1976-03-02) 2 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Paarl, Western Cape
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
School	Boland Agricultural High School, Paarl
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2005 Clermont 31 () 2005–2006 Llanelli Scarlets 18 () 2006–2007 Bath 8 () 2007–2009 Benetton 45 () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2003 Western Province 92 (45) 2006–2007 Blue Bulls 28 (5) 2010 Boland Cavaliers 19 (10) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2003 Stormers 61 (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 South Africa 3

Playing career

Louw matriculated at Boland Agricultural High School and represented Western Province at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1994 and was selected for the 1994 South African Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1996.^[2]

Louw toured with the Springboks in 2000 to Argentina, Britain and Ireland and played in four tour matches.^[3] In 2002 he made his test match debut for the Springboks against Wales at Newlands, as a replacement. He also played in test matches against Argentina and Samoa.^[4]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Points	Dates	Venue
1.	Wales	19–8	Replacement		15 Jun 2002	Newlands, Cape Town
2.	Argentina	49–29	Lock		29 Jun 2002	PAM Brink Stadium, Springs
3.	Samoa	60–18	Lock		6 Jul 2002	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 704

References

1. "Hottie Louw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
2. Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie (2010). South African Rugby Annual 2011. Cape Town: SARU & MWP Media. p. 63. ISBN 978-0620483865.
3. Colquhoun, Andy (2001). The South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: SARFU & MWP Media Sport. p. 107. ISBN 0958423180.
4. Colquhoun, Andy (2003). The South African Rugby Annual 2003. Cape Town: SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport. p. 100. ISBN 095844045X.