Louw Back For The Boks

Springbok flanker Francois Louw is happy to back fit and firing ahead of the start of this year’s Rugby World Cup.

The Bath forward missing much of the Rugby Championship after undergoing surgery on a shoulder issue but his recovery has gone to plan.

South Africa open their campaign against Japan in Brighton this weekend.

‘’My shoulder is good to go. I have been doing extensive rehab with the conditioning staff to get me back on track. I have progressed really well, I am fully recovered and I am fit for selection,” said Louw.

“It was a big setback in the middle of the Rugby Championship, but now I am ready and it is just up to the coach to put me in the team.

“The injuries we had initially were not ideal, but the fact we stayed within the team environment, did our rehab in the team environment and were a part of the ethos and build-up to the World Cup has helped us.

“We are a tight-knit group, a solid group of guys and it has been really easy to slot back into training and get up to speed with the way that we do things. For all the injured guys to come back has been quite easy and it is good to be up and running again.”