Francois Louw

Du Plessis, Louw out for Pumas

NEWS: South Africa will be without Jannie du Plessis and Francois Louw when they face Argentina in Durban next Saturday.

Louw out for three weeks

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer may be biting his nails as he waits for the latest injury list assessment, but there was at least a smattering of good news on loose forward Francois Louw on Monday.

Preview: South Africa vs New Zealand

In making a host of changes in their line-ups, the coaches continue to explore their selection options in Round 2 of what amounts primarily to a precursor for the World Cup rather than a passionate...

Boks name side for All Blacks clash

South Africa have chopped and changed their matchday squad for this weekend’s Test against New Zealand, with Heinrich Brüssow making a return to the side for the first time since 2011. Stormers...

Schalk Burger: An unlikely Springbok captain

With Jean de Villiers still playing Currie Cup rugby, Victor Matfield nursing a knee, Ruan Pienaar considered just a vice-captain, and Francois Louw based in Bath, the Springbok captaincy has been given...

South Africa - Reasons To Be Cheerful

1     Western Province’s 95-0 demolition of Eastern Province in the schools’ inter-provincial Craven Week ‘final’ was clinical, relentless, and abundantly skilful. There...

Video - Australia Steal It at The Death

Francois Louw set to line up in South Africa back row against...

Bath Rugby skipper Francois Louw will return home to play for South Africa against a World XV in their first World Cup warm-up contest on Saturday. The Cape Town native will line up alongside Warren...

Louw feels Duane’s anguish

Francois Louw has sympathy for fellow loose-forward Duane Vermeulen whose Rugby World Cup participation has been thrown in doubt by a neck injury.

'Vermeulen will bounce back'

South Africa flanker Francois Louw has backed team-mate Duane Vermeulen to come back stronger after his Rugby World Cup participation was thrown into doubt by a neck injury.