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Rugby player
Boy Louw
Birth nameMatthys Michael Louw
Date of birth(1906-02-21)21 February 1906
Place of birthWellington, Cape Colony
Date of death3 May 1988(1988-05-03) (aged 82)
Place of deathBelville, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
SchoolPaarl Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)Fanie Louw (brother),
Japie Louw (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Second row, Loose-forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Caledon Club ()
Paarl RC ()
Gardens RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924–38 Western Province 21 (161)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–38 South Africa 18 (3)
Correct as of 2007-08-16

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.

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.

Louw made his debut for Western Province 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.

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)		 Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  New Zealand 11–6 Lock 18 Aug 1928 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
2.  New Zealand 5–13 Loosehead Prop 1 Sep 1928 Newlands, Cape Town
3.  Wales 8–3 Loosehead prop 5 Dec 1931 St. Helen's, Swansea
4.  Ireland 8–3 Loosehead prop 19 Dec 1931 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
5.  England 7–0 Loosehead prop 2 Jan 1932 Twickenham, London
6.  Scotland 6–3 Loosehead prop 16 Jan 1932 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
7.  Australia 17–3 Loosehead prop 8 Jul 1933 Newlands, Cape Town
8.  Australia 6–21 Lock 22 Jul 1933 Kingsmead, Durban
9.  Australia 12–3 Loosehead prop 1 12 Aug 1933 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
10.  Australia 11–0 Flank 26 Aug 1933 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
11.  Australia 4–15 Flank 2 Sep 1933 Springbok Park, Bloemfontein
12.  Australia 9–5 Number Eight 26 Jun 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
13.  Australia 26–17 Loosehead prop 17 Jul 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
14.  New Zealand 13–6 Loosehead prop 4 Sep 1937 Lancaster Park, Christchurch
15.  New Zealand 17–6 Loosehead prop 25 Sep 1937 Eden Park, Auckland
16. United Kingdom British Isles 26–12 Loosehead prop 6 Aug 1938 Ellis Park Park, Johannesburg
17. United Kingdom British Isles 19–3 Loosehead prop 3 Sep 1938 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
18. United Kingdom British Isles 16–21 Loosehead prop 10 Sep 1938 Newlands, Cape Town

See also

References

  1. ESPN Scrum.com Player Profile
  2. Dobson, Paul (1995). 30 Super Springboks (1st ed.). Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. pp. 69–75. ISBN 0-7981-3411-9. OCLC 37966584.
  3. Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 240. ISBN 9780620872041.
1937 Springbok touring squad
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