Fanie Louw

Fanie Louw
Birth nameStephanus Cornelius Louw
Date of birth(1909-09-16)16 September 1909
Place of birthPaarl, Cape Colony
Date of death13 July 1940(1940-07-13) (aged 30)
Place of deathJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
SchoolPaarl Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)Boy Louw (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Paarl RC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–33 Western Province ()
1934–40 Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1933–38 South Africa 12 (6)

Stephanus Cornelius "Fanie" Louw (16 September 1909 – 13 July 1940) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Louw was born in Paarl, received his schooling at Paarl Boys' High and in 1927 he started playing rugby at the Paarl RC. He made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1928 and played for the union until 1933, after which he moved to the Transvaal.[2]

Louw made his debut for the Springboks in 1933 against the touring Australian team. In 1937 he toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand and in 1938 he played in all three test matches against the touring team from the British Isles. He also played 18 tour matches and scored six tries for the Springboks.[3]

Louw died on 13 July 1940 at Ellis Park, at the age of thirty, shortly after he captained Transvaal to a victory over the Western Province. He died of a heart attack caused by him being born with a malformed aorta.[4]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Australia 17–3 Prop 8 Jul 1933 Newlands, Cape Town
2.  Australia 6–21 Flank 22 Jul 1933 Kingsmead, Durban
3.  Australia 12–3 Prop 12 Aug 1933 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4.  Australia 11–0 Prop 1 26 Aug 1933 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
5.  Australia 4–15 Prop 2 Sep 1933 Springbok Park, Bloemfontein
6.  Australia 9–5 Prop 26 Jun 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
7.  New Zealand 7–13 Prop 14 Aug 1937 Athletic Park, Wellington
8.  New Zealand 13–6 Prop 4 Sep 1937 Lancaster Park, Christchurch
9.  New Zealand 17–6 Prop 25 Sep 1937 Eden Park, Auckland
10. United Kingdom British Isles 26–12 Prop 1 6 Aug 1938 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11. United Kingdom British Isles 19–3 Prop 3 Sep 1938 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
12. United Kingdom British Isles 16–21 Prop 10 Sep 1938 Newlands, Cape Town

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fanie Louw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ Parker, A. C. (1983). W.P. Rugby : centenary, 1883-1983. Western Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) (1st ed.). Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa: WPRFU. pp. 184–185. ISBN 0-620-06555-9. OCLC 54188953.
  3. ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 240. ISBN 9780620872041.
  4. ^ Dobson, Paul (1995). 30 Super Springboks (1st ed.). Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. p. 73. ISBN 0-7981-3411-9. OCLC 37966584.