Louis Koen (rugby player)

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Louis Johannes Koen (born 7 July 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa) played for the Springboks, up until 2003, when he moved abroad following the World Cup. Effective at either fly half or full back, his career began with the Lions, before his move to Western Province brought to an end their eight year drought in the Currie Cup in 1997, with a typically calm conversion of Breyton Paulse's try in the dying minutes. It was this dependable boot that led to his recall to the Spingbok team in 2003 after a two-year absence, but following South Africa's disappointing exit in the quarter-finals, Koen was signed by Narbonne in France. After two years dogged by injury, Koen moved back to Western province as only the second full time kicking coach in South Africa. At only 29 it was reputed that Koen may consider a return to playing, but a year into his contract he has yet to pull on the famous blue and white hoops, and his talents are now most likely to be utilised developing the young and talented Peter Grant.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Provincial 1.2 Club 1.3 National Team 2 Achievements 2.1 With the Springboks 2.2 With club and province 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Provincial

• Lions (South Africa)
• Western Province (South Africa)

[edit] Club

[edit] National Team

He made his debut test match with the Springboks the 8 July 2000 against Australian Team.

He played the World Cup 2003 (4 matches).

[edit] Achievements

[edit] With the Springboks

(au 31/12/2005)

• 15 caps
• 0 tries, 23 conversions, 31 penalities, 2 drops
• 145 points
• Selections per season : 1 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 11 in 2003.
• Participation at the World Cup 2003 (4 matches).

[edit] With club and province

[edit] External links

• Site springboks
• Statistiques scrum.com
• Statistiques Sporting Heroes