Japie Louw

Japie Louw

Full name	Jacob Stephanus Louw
Date of birth	(1867-08-30)30 August 1867
Place of birth	Durbanville, South Africa
Date of death	17 August 1936(1936-08-17) (aged 68)
Place of death	Bloemfontein, South Africa
School	Paul Roos Gymnasium
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Transvaal
correct as of 19 July 2010.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1891	South Africa	3	(0)
correct as of 19 July 2010.

Jacob Stephanus "Japie" Louw (30 August 1867 – 17 August 1936) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Durbanville, he attended Paul Roos Gymnasium before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions). He made his only appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour, South Africa's first as a Test nation. The series was won 3–0 by Great Britain, Louw played as a forward in all three Tests.^[1] He died in 1936, in Humewood, at the age of 68, by drowning.^[2]

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