{{short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Hottie Louw | image = | caption = | birth_name = Francois Hermanus Louw | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|03|02|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Paarl]], [[Western Cape]] | height = 1.99m | weight = 120kg | position = [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] | years1 = 2003–2005 | clubs1 = {{rut|Clermont}} | apps1 = 31 | points1 = | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = [[Scarlets|Llanelli Scarlets]] | apps2 = 18 | points2 = | years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = {{rut|Bath}} | apps3 = 8 | points3 = | years4 = 2007–2009 | clubs4 = {{rut|Benetton}} | apps4 = 45 | points4 = | province1 = {{rut|Western Province}} | province2 = {{rut|Blue Bulls}} | province3 = {{rut|Boland Cavaliers}} | provinceyears1 = 1996–2003 | provinceyears2 = 2006–2007 | provinceyears3 = 2010 | provinceapps1 = 92 | provinceapps2 = 28 | provinceapps3 = 19 | provincepoints1 = 45 | provincepoints2 = 5 | provincepoints3 = 10 | super1 = {{rut|Stormers}} | superyears1 = 1998–2003 | superapps1 = 61 | superpoints1 = 10 | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 2002 | repcaps1 = 3 | reppoints1 = | repupdate = | school = Boland Agricultural High School, Paarl }}
''' Francois Hermanus "Hottie" Louw ''' (born 2 March 1976) is a South African former [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/13538.html|title=Hottie Louw|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2021-05-28}}</ref>
==Playing career== Louw matriculated at Boland Agricultural High School and represented {{rut|Western Province}} at the annual [[Craven Week]] tournament in 1994 and was selected for the 1994 [[South Africa national under-18 rugby union team|South African Schools team]]. He made his senior provincial debut for Western Province in 1996.<ref>{{Cite book|title=South African Rugby Annual 2011|last2=Grieb|first2=Eddie|last1=Heath|first1=Duane|date=2010|publisher=SARU & MWP Media|isbn=978-0620483865|location=Cape Town|pages=63}}</ref>
Louw toured with the [[Springboks]] in [[2000 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina, Britain and Ireland|2000 to Argentina, Britain and Ireland]] and played in four tour matches.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 2001|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=SARFU & MWP Media Sport|year=2001|isbn=0958423180|location=Cape Town|pages=107}}</ref> In 2002 he made his [[Test match (rugby union)|test match]] debut for the Springboks against {{nrut|Wales}} at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], as a replacement. He also played in test matches against {{nrut|Argentina}} and {{nrut|Samoa}}.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 2003|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport|year=2003|isbn=095844045X|location=Cape Town|pages=100}}</ref>
=== Test history === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opponents !! Results<br />(SA 1st) !! Position !! Points !! Dates !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|WAL}} || align="center"|19–8 || Replacement || || 15 Jun 2002 || [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], Cape Town |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 2. || {{ru|ARG}} || align="center"|49–29 || [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] || || 29 Jun 2002 || [[PAM Brink Stadium]], Springs |- | 3. || {{ru|SAM}} || align="center"|60–18 || Lock || || 6 Jul 2002 || [[Loftus Versfeld]], Pretoria |}
==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players#List|List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. '''704'''
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Sport links}}
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