Martiens Louw

South African rugby union footballer

Rugby player

Martiens Louw

Birth name| Marthinus Johannes Louw

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Date of birth| (1938-04-20)20 April 1938
Place of birth| Germiston, Gauteng
Date of death| 12 October 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 75)
Place of death| Pretoria, Gauteng
Height| 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight| 97.5 kg (215 lb)
School| Vereeniging Gimnasium, Vereeniging
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Loosehead prop

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Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1969–1974|  Transvaal|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1971|  South Africa|  2|

Marthinus Johannes Louw  (20 April 1938 – 12 October 2013) was a South African rugby union player, coach and administrator.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Louw played for Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions and was a member of the Transvaal side that shared the Currie Cup with Northern Transvaal in 1971.[2]

Louw played two test matches for the Springboks, both during the 1971 tour of Australia. He played loose-head prop in the second and third tests, after is provincial teammate, Sakkie Sauermann played in the first test. He also played in seven tour matches.[3]

After his playing career, Louw acted as a Transvaal selector and vice-chairman and selector of the Vaal Triangle Rugby Union when it became a separate Union in 1984. He also coached Vaal Triangle.

### Test history[edit]

No. | Opponents | Results
(SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue

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1. |  Australia | 14–6 | Loosehead prop |  | 31 July 1971 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
2. |  Australia | 18–6 | Loosehead prop |  | 7 August 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

## See also[edit]

* List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 454

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Martiens Louw". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 175\. ISBN 0958423148.
3. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 152\. ISBN 0958423148.