Elrigh Louw (born 20 September 1999) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and for the in the Currie Cup. He can play as a flanker or a lock.

Louw attended and played rugby for Hoërskool Transvalia, which earned him a selection to the squad for the Under-18 Craven Week. After school, Louw moved to Bloemfontein to join the , representing them at Under-19 and Under-21 level. He was also called up to the South Africa Under-20 squad, representing them at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina.

Elrigh Louw

In 2019, Louw joined the Port Elizabeth-based franchise the . He made his first class debut in the opening round of the 2019–20 Pro14 season, coming on as a replacement their 27–31 defeat to the . In his second appearance the following week, he scored his first senior try in a 20–31 defeat to .

Elrigh Louw

Honours

Carling Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year 2021

Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021

United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22

References

External links

South African rugby union players

Living people

1999 births

Rugby union players from Pretoria

Rugby union locks

Rugby union flankers

Southern Kings players

South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players

Bulls (rugby union) players

Blue Bulls players

South Africa international rugby union players

Elrigh Louw