Boy Louw

 ( South African Rugby Union Players ) 

Matthys (Boy) Michael Louw (21 February 1906 – 3 May 1988), was a rugby union player on the South African rugby team. His primary position was prop but he also played in the line-out for the Springboks at second row, flanker and number eight. ESPN Scrum.com Player Profile

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Biography Louw was born on the farm Watervlei near Wellington as the fifth child of ten brothers and five sisters. One brother died young, he and Fanie Louw became Springboks and the other brothers all played senior rugby.

Paul Dobson (1995). 9780798134118, Human & Rousseau. ISBN 9780798134118

Louw made his debut for as a teenage schoolboy against the British Isles in 1924. His Springbok debut was in 1928 against the visiting All Blacks, when he was selected as lock for the fourth test at the Crusaders Ground in Port Elizabeth. Louw played 18 test matches for the Boks, 13 of which as loosehead prop and scored one try. He also played 31 tour matches in which he scored five tries.

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Test history

Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

St. Helen's, Swansea

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Twickenham, London

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Newlands, Cape Town

Kingsmead, Durban

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

Springbok Park, Bloemfontein

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Eden Park, Auckland

Ellis Park Park, Johannesburg

Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

Newlands, Cape Town

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See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 207

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